Machete
Machete noun - A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation.
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Synonyms for Machete
Sword
Sword noun - A hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point.
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Synonyms for Sword
Nearby Words: swordsman, swordsmanship
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Black Ops II brings back decapitation with a vengeance, though only when using the machete or sword in single-player.
Source: Ludicrous Gibs - Machete Mayhem: There's a Machete item, which belongs to the short sword weapon class.
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It might be a knife on a countertop, a machete against a pipe, a sword against the ground, or a Chainsaw against basically anything if you want to ramp up the fear.
Source: Sinister Scraping Sound
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