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QUARTERSTAVES Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word quarterstaves. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For QUARTERSTAVES

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axes
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

• in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations

• the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

• a group of countries in special alliance

• the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

• the center around which something rotates

blades
nounn
noun

• especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

• a dashing young man

• something long and thin resembling a blade of grass

• a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

• a cut of beef from the shoulder blade

• a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)

• the part of the skate that slides on the ice

• flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

• the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge

clubs
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• stout stick that is larger at one end

• a building that is occupied by a social club

• golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

• a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it

• a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

verb

• unite with a common purpose

• gather and spend time together

• strike with a club or a bludgeon

• gather into a club-like mass

javelins
nounn
noun

• an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible

• a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

lances
verbv
noun

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

• a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

verb

• move quickly, as if by cutting one's way

• pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

• open by piercing with a lancet

maces
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an official who carries a mace of office

• (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization

• spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed

• a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority

pikes
nounn
noun

• a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

• highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh

• a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)

• medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet

• any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere

spears
nounn
noun

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

verb

• pierce with a spear

• thrust up like a spear

stilettos
nounn
noun

• a small dagger with a tapered blade

swords
nounn
noun

• a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

Alternatives for AXES

Alternatives for BLADES

Alternatives for CLUBS

Alternatives for JAVELINS

Alternatives for LANCES

Alternatives for MACES

Alternatives for PIKES

Alternatives for SPEARS

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