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1 Sabre -- rank: 1000

Sabre definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SABRE, n. A sword or cimitar with a broad and heavy ... v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle [syn: saber, sabre] 2: a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back [syn: cavalry sword, saber, sabre] v 1: cut or injure with a saber [syn: sabre, saber] 2: kill with a saber [syn: saber, sabre] Merriam Webster's I. noun see saber I II. ...

2 Sabre fish -- rank: 842

Sabre fish definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Saber Sa"ber, Sabre Sa"bre, n. [F. sabre, G. s["a]bel; of uncertain origin; cf. Hung. sz ... curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword. Saber fish, or Sabre fish (Zo["o]l.), the cutlass fish.

3 sabre-rattling -- rank: 828

sabre-rattling definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Note: in AM, use ... describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually ... is too early to say whether the threats are mere sabre-rattling.

4 sabre rattling -- rank: 814

sabre rattling definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the ... implied threat that it might be used) [syn: saber rattling, sabre rattling]

5 sabre-toothed -- rank: 814

sabre-toothed definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: having ... resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger" [syn: saber-toothed, sabertoothed, sabre- toothed]

6 Saber -- rank: 728

... v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle [syn: saber, sabre] 2: a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back [syn: cavalry sword, saber, sabre] v 1: cut or injure with a saber [syn: sabre, saber] 2: kill with a saber [syn: saber, sabre] Merriam Webster's I. noun or sabre Etymology: French sabre, modification of German dialect Sabel, from Middle High German, ...

7 Saber fish -- rank: 382

Saber fish definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Saber Sa"ber, Sabre Sa"bre, n. [F. sabre, G. s["a]bel; of uncertain origin; cf. Hung. sz ... curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword. Saber fish, or Sabre fish (Zo["o]l.), the cutlass fish. Webster's 1913 ...

8 sabreur -- rank: 301

sabreur definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a user of the sabre, esp. a cavalryman. Etymology: F f. sabrer SABRE v.

9 sabertoothed -- rank: 191

... resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger" [syn: saber-toothed, sabertoothed, sabre- toothed]

10 saber-toothed -- rank: 191

... resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger" [syn: saber-toothed, sabertoothed, sabre- toothed] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1849 having long sharp ...

11 saber rattling -- rank: 191

... implied threat that it might be used) [syn: saber rattling, sabre rattling] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1922 ostentatious display of ...

12 Sword -- rank: 191

... III, 5. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Sabre, broadsword, cutlass, falchion, cimeter, rapier, claymore, hanger, steel, brand, bilbo ...

13 Steel -- rank: 191

... 2. Armor, mail. 3. Knife, sword, dagger, dirk, poniard, claymore, sabre, falchion, rapier, hanger, blade. 4. Hardness, sternness, vigor, mercilessness. II ...

14 Rattle -- rank: 191

... lively or thoughtless incessant talker. Phrases and idioms: rattle the sabre threaten war. Derivatives: rattly adj. Etymology: ME, prob. f. MDu ...

15 fearsomely -- rank: 191

... 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in a fearsome manner; "a sabre slammed fearsomely through the thicket in all directions" Merriam Webster ...