Trident

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A long, three-pronged fork or weapon, especially a three-pronged spear used for fishing.
  • n. Greek & Roman Mythology The three-pronged spear carried by Neptune or Poseidon.
  • adj. Having three teeth, prongs, or similar protrusions.
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  • n. A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.
  • n. A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.
  • n. A three-pronged fish spear.
  • n. A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction.
  • adj. Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Any instrument of the form of a fork with three prongs; specifically, a three-pronged fish-spear.
  • n. A spear with three prongs, usually barb-pointed, forming a characteristic attribute of Poseidon (Neptune), the sea-god. See also cut under Poseidon.
  • n. Hence, marine sovereignty; rule over the ocean or sea.
  • n. In Roman antiquity, a three-pronged spear used by the retiarius in gladiatorial combats.
  • n. In geometry, a crunodal plane cubic curve having the line at infinity for one of the tangents at the node, It was discovered and named by Descartes.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a spear with three prongs
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    spear    lance    shaft   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tridentate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    strident   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    thunderbolt    pitchfork    javelin    sceptre    discus   
     
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