stylets

noun

plural of stylet
as in daggers

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stylets
  1. daggers
  2. bayonets
  3. cutters
  4. knives
Noun
  • A couple of daggers to the heart doomed both the Ravens and the Bills last winter.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The painting, now owned by MoMA, shows a mélange of people—soldiers, civilians, field workers—and animals, as well as daggers.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of daggers
Noun
  • Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
  • Guard members had tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas and had advanced toward the protesters with bayonets affixed to their rifles.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Definition of bayonets
Noun
  • The 1,680-ton tunnel-boring machine unveiled Monday is nearly the length of two football fields and armed with cutters harder than diamonds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Cable-cutters can also stream the fest live online through a variety of live TV streamers such as DirecTV (which offers a 5-day free trial) and Sling TV.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutters
Noun
  • The satirical remarks drew criticism after a man later breached security at the Washington Hilton event while armed with a shotgun, handgun and several knives.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Cops quickly found Cisneros holding two kitchen knives and surrounded her.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of knives
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

stylet
stylets
styling
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Stylets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stylets. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of Luddite

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

The Words of the Week - Oct. 9

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
a cup of tea and a golf ball on tee side by side
Quiz: Sounds Like... Choose the word that sounds like it fits the clue...
See All