1
: a sharp pointed knife for stabbing
2
a
: something that resembles a dagger
b
: a character † used as a reference mark or to indicate a death date
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The main frame 10-pointer was cool, but a long dagger point coming off his base added a bit of flair too cool to pass up.
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
Fitting into that Manet moment, as well as the current dagger point of what Paris has apparently decided is the thing to do, Zoe Kravitz resolutely sees and ups the Lila Grace Moss-Hack’s black lace bet by shortening it dramatically and accelerating the general see-through-ness everywhere possible.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
That made it 21-7 and was the dagger the 49ers needed, the type of third-down conversion that proved this offense could survive without McCaffrey, Samuel and Kittle.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
This car is all daggers from the point of its nose to the tip of its tail, with a gobstopping eyeful of the engine right inside, thanks to the see-through panel in the back.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
Fitting into that Manet moment, as well as the current dagger point of what Paris has apparently decided is the thing to do, Zoe Kravitz resolutely sees and ups the Lila Grace Moss-Hack’s black lace bet by shortening it dramatically and accelerating the general see-through-ness everywhere possible.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
That made it 21-7 and was the dagger the 49ers needed, the type of third-down conversion that proved this offense could survive without McCaffrey, Samuel and Kittle.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
This car is all daggers from the point of its nose to the tip of its tail, with a gobstopping eyeful of the engine right inside, thanks to the see-through panel in the back.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dagger. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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dagger
noun
dag·ger
ˈdag-ər 
1
: a short weapon for stabbing
2
: a symbol † used in printing as a reference mark to indicate a death date
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