Dagger
Dagger noun - A short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing.
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Pillar and dagger are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pillar" instead a noun "Dagger".
Nearby Word: daggered
Pillar
Pillar noun - An upright shaft that supports an overhead structure.
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Synonyms for Pillar
Nearby Word: pillared
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- At the climax of Ice Age 4: Continental Drift, Manny & the gang return to the continent, only to find Captain Gutt and his crew had beaten them there, having tied Ellie to a pillar, and Gutt holding a dagger near Peaches' neck.
Source: You Said You Would Let Them Go
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