Associations to the word «Impalement»

Wiktionary

IMPALEMENT, noun. The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
IMPALEMENT, noun. The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.

Dictionary definition

IMPALEMENT, noun. The act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley