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DEFINITIONS OF: knife

n edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

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a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines; bolo, bolo knife
long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin; Bowie knife
a stout hunting knife with a single edge; bread knife
a knife used to cut bread; butcher knife
a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat; carving knife
a large knife used to carve cooked meat; case knife, sheath knife
a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath; chopper, cleaver, meat cleaver
a butcher's knife having a large square blade; drawknife, drawshave
a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces; hunting knife
a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip; letter opener, paper knife, paperknife
dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books; linoleum cutter, linoleum knife
a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum; parang
a stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia; parer, paring knife
a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables; pocket knife, pocketknife
a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket; pruning knife
a knife with a curved or hooked blade; slicer
knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese; surgical knife
a very sharp knife used in surgery; table knife
a knife used for eating at dining table; butter knife
a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter; case knife
a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery; catling
a long double-edged knife used for amputations; clasp knife, jackknife
a large knife with one or more folding blades; fish knife
a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish; lance, lancet
a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions; penknife
a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens; scalpel
a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery; steak knife
a sharp table knife used in eating steak; flick knife, flick-knife, switchblade, switchblade knife
a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button

Type of:: edge tool
any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

n a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point

Types:: show 12 types...; hide 12 types...; bayonet
a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon; dagger, sticker
a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing; khukuri
a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal; machete, matchet, panga
a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation; shiv
a knife used as a weapon; trench knife
a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting; yataghan
a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge; dirk
a relatively long dagger with a straight blade; kirpan
a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times; crease, creese, kris
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade; bodkin, poniard
a dagger with a slender blade; stiletto
a small dagger with a tapered blade

Type of:: arm, weapon, weapon system
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

n any long thin projection that is transient

“rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark”

Synonyms:: tongue

Type of:: projection
any solid convex shape that juts out from something

v use a knife on

“The victim was knifed to death”

Synonyms:: stab

Types:: poniard
stab with a poniard; bayonet
stab or kill someone with a bayonet

Type of:: injure, wound
cause injuries or bodily harm to

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