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Glaive

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Glaive"

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Word	Definition
glavenoun	Alternative form of glaive. [(obsolete, historical) A light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.]
gladiusnoun	(historical) A Roman sword roughly two feet long.
glimnoun	(archaic, slang) A light; a candle; a lantern; a fire.
glentnoun	Archaic form of glint. [A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.]
gladenoun	An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
guisarmenoun	Alternative form of gisarme. [A type of polearm having a spearhead and a reverse hooked spike on the back.]
glow-lampnoun	(archaic) A light bulb.
glegnoun	(now rare, Northern England) A look or glance.
gisarmnoun	Archaic form of gisarme. [A type of polearm having a spearhead and a reverse hooked spike on the back.]
gleamenoun	Obsolete form of gleam. [(countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.]
glewnoun	Obsolete form of glue. [A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.]
gadlingnoun	A roving vagabond; one who roams
gisaringnoun	A type of polearm: the gisarme.
greataxenoun	(rare, video games, fantasy, weaponry) A giant axe; a broadaxe.
galeasnoun	Alternative form of galleass. [(nautical, historical) A type of rowable vessel of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to a galley but larger, and normally equipped with sails.]
galliotnoun	(nautical) A light galley.
galleotnoun	(nautical) Alternative form of galliot. [(nautical) A light galley.]
glarenoun	An angry or fierce stare.
galagenoun	Obsolete spelling of galoshe.
hand grenadenoun	(military) A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.