Dirk vs. Dagger

Dirknoun

A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.

Dirknoun

A penis; dork.

Dirknoun

A socially unacceptable person; an oddball.

Dirkverb

To stab with a dirk.

Dirkverb

(obsolete) To darken.

Dirknoun

A kind of dagger or poniard; - formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander.

Dirkverb

To stab with a dirk.

Dirkverb

To darken.

Dirkadjective

Dark.

Dirknoun

a long dagger with a straight blade

Dirk

A dirk is a long bladed thrusting dagger. Historically, it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of Sail as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders.

Daggernoun

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

Daggernoun

(typography) The text character †; the obelus.

Daggernoun

A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.

Daggerverb

To pierce with a dagger; to stab.

Daggernoun

A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.

Daggernoun

A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [

Daggernoun

A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.

Daggerverb

To pierce with a dagger; to stab.

Daggernoun

a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing

Daggernoun

a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

Daggernoun

a short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon

Daggernoun

another term for obelus

Daggernoun

a moth with a dark dagger-shaped marking on the forewing.

Dagger

A dagger is a knife with a very sharp point and usually two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon. Daggers have been used throughout human history for close combat confrontations, and many cultures have used adorned daggers in ritual and ceremonial contexts.