knife
Webster Dictionary
an instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc.
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bowie knife
Webster Dictionary
a knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long, and double-edged near the point; -- used as a hunting knife, and formerly as a weapon in the southwestern part of the United States. It was named from its inventor, Colonel James Bowie. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife
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knife
(ɪvz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to apply a knife to; cut, stab, etc., with a knife.
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flesher
Webster Dictionary
a two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping hides; a fleshing knife
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whittle
Webster Dictionary
to pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife
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whittle
Webster Dictionary
a knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife
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spatula
Webster Dictionary
an implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in compounding prescriptions, etc. Cf. Palette knife, under Palette
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swingle
Webster Dictionary
a wooden instrument like a large knife, about two feet long, with one thin edge, used for beating and cleaning flax; a scutcher; -- called also swingling knife, swingling staff, and swingling wand
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jackknife
Webster Dictionary
a large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife
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whittle
Webster Dictionary
to cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife
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snickersnee
(ˈsnɪk ərˌsni)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a knife, esp. one used as a weapon.
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slice
(ɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to cut through or cleave with or as if with a knife.
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skean
(ˈski ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a knife or dagger.
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case knife
(ˈkeɪ siˌneɪt, -si ə-, keɪˈsi neɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a sheath knife.
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case knife
(ˈkeɪ siˌneɪt, -si ə-, keɪˈsi neɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a table knife.
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shiv
(ʃɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a knife, esp. a switchblade.
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knifepoint
(ˈnaɪfˌpɔɪnt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the point of a knife.
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knife
(ɪvz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to move or cleave through something with or as if with a knife:
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knife edge
(ɪvz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the cutting edge of a knife.
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sectile
(ˈsɛk tɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
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sheath knife
(ˈʃi ðɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a knife carried in a sheath.
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whittle
(ˈʰwɪt l, ˈwɪt l)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to whittle wood or the like with a knife.
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whittle
(ˈʰwɪt l, ˈwɪt l)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Archaic. a large knife.
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stab
(knife, stab)
Princeton's WordNet
use a knife on
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knife
(knife, stab)
Princeton's WordNet
use a knife on
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haft
(æft, hɑft)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a handle, esp. of a knife, sword, or dagger.
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slash
(æʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
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stab
(æb)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to thrust with or as if with a knife or other pointed weapon.
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unsheathe
(ʌnˈʃið)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to draw from a sheath, as a sword or knife.
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shiv
(shiv)
Princeton's WordNet
a knife used as a weapon
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