Definitions for Blade
bleɪdblade

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. blade, leaf bladenoun

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

2. bladenoun

   a dashing young man

   "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"

3. bladenoun

   something long and thin resembling a blade of grass

   "a blade of lint on his suit"

4. sword, blade, brand, steelnoun

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

5. bladenoun

   a cut of beef from the shoulder blade

6. bladenoun

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

7. bladenoun

   the part of the skate that slides on the ice

8. blade, vanenoun

   flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

9. bladenoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bladenoun

   The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade.

2. bladenoun

   The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc.

3. bladenoun

   The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.

4. bladenoun

   The thin, flat part of a plant leaf, attached to a stem (petiole). The lamina.

5. bladenoun

   A flat bone, especially the shoulder blade.

6. bladenoun

   A cut of beef from near the shoulder blade (part of the chuck).

7. bladenoun

   The flat part of the tongue.

8. bladenoun

   A sword or knife.

9. bladenoun

   A piece of prepared, sharp-edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide; a long flake of ground-edge stone or knapped vitreous stone.

10. bladeverb

    To skate on rollerblades.

11. bladenoun

    A throw characterized by a tight parabolic trajectory due to a steep lateral attitude.

12. bladenoun

    The rudder, daggerboard, or centerboard of a vessel.

13. bladenoun

    A bulldozer or surface-grading machine with mechanically adjustable blade that is nominally perpendicular to the forward motion of the vehicle.

14. bladenoun

    A dashing young man.

15. bladenoun

    A homosexual, usually male.

16. bladenoun

    Thin plate, foil.

17. Bladenoun

    someone connected with Sheffield United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

18. Etymology: blæd ‘leaf’, from bladan, from bʰlh̥₃oto (compare Irish bláth ‘flower’, Tocharian A/B pält/pilta ‘leaf’), from ‘to thrive, bloom’. Similar usage in Sägeblatt, the term for a saw blade. More at blow.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BLADEnoun

   The spire of grass before it grows to seed; the green shoots of corn which rise from the seed. This seems to me the primitive signification of the word blade; from which, I believe, the blade of a sword was first named, because of its similitude in shape; and, from the blade of a sword, that of other weapons or tools.

   Etymology: blæd, bled, Sax. bled, Fr.

   There is hardly found a plant that yieldeth a red juice in the blade or ear, except it be the tree that beareth sanguis draconis. Francis Bacon.

   Sends in his feeding flocks betimes, t’ invade
   The rising bulk of the luxuriant blade. John Dryden, Georg.

   If we were able to dive into her secret recesses, we should find that the smallest blade of grass, or most contemptible weed, has its particular use. Jonathan Swift, on the Faculties of the Mind.

   Hung on every spray, on every blade
   Of grass, the myriad dewdrops twinkle round. James Thomson.

2. Bladenoun

   Etymology: blatte, Germ. blad, Dutch.

   1. The sharp or striking part of a weapon or instrument, distinct from the handle. It is usually taken for a weapon, and so called probably from the likeness of a sword blade to a blade of grass.

   He fought all round about, his thirsty blade
   To bathe in blood of faithless enemy. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   She knew the virtue of her blade, nor would
   Pollute her sabre with ignoble blood. John Dryden, Hind and P.

   Be his this sword, whose blade of brass displays
   A ruddy gleam; whose hilt a silver blaze. Alexander Pope.

   2. A brisk man, either fierce or gay, called so in contempt. So we say mettle for courage.

   You’ll find yourself mistaken, Sir, if you’ll take upon you to judge of these blades by their garbs, looks, and outward appearance. Roger L'Estrange.

   Then turning about to the hangman, he said,
   Dispatch me, I pri’thee, this troublesome blade. Matthew Prior.

3. To Bladeverb

   To furnish, or fit with a blade.

   Etymology: from the noun.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blade

   A blade is the portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with an edge that is designed to puncture, chop, slice or scrape surfaces or materials. Blades are typically made from materials that are harder than those they are to be used on. Historically, humans have made blades from flaking stones such as flint or obsidian, and from various metal such as copper, bronze and iron. Modern blades are often made of steel or ceramic. Blades are one of humanity's oldest tools, and continue to be used for combat, food preparation, and other purposes. Blades work by concentrating force on the cutting edge. Certain blades, such as those used on bread knives or saws, are serrated, further concentrating force on the point of each tooth.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blade

   A blade is a flat, sharp-edged tool or weapon typically made of metal, used for cutting, chopping, or as a weapon. It can also refer to a similar part in a machine or tool that cuts or crushes, such as the blade of a fan or a propeller. Additionally, in botany, a blade refers to the flat, expanded part of a leaf or petal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bladenoun

   properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses

2. Bladenoun

   the cutting part of an instrument; as, the blade of a knife or a sword

3. Bladenoun

   the broad part of an oar; also, one of the projecting arms of a screw propeller

4. Bladenoun

   the scapula or shoulder blade

5. Bladenoun

   the principal rafters of a roof

6. Bladenoun

   the four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell

7. Bladenoun

   a sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless, fellow; -- a word of somewhat indefinite meaning

8. Bladeverb

   to furnish with a blade

9. Bladeverb

   to put forth or have a blade

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blade

   A blade is that portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with an edge that is designed to cut and/or puncture, stab, slash, chop, slice, thrust, or scrape surfaces or materials. A blade may be made from a flaking stone, such as flint, metal, ceramic, or other material.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blade

   blād, n. the leaf or flat part of grass or corn: the cutting part of a knife, sword, &c.: the flat part of an oar: a dashing fellow.—n. Blade′bone, the flat bone at the back of the shoulder: the scapula.—adj. Blad′ed. [A.S. blæd; Ice. blad, Ger. blatt.]

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EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blade

   of maxilla, see lacinia.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BLADE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Blade is ranked #15912 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Blade surname appeared 1,826 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Blade.
   
   58.2% or 1,063 total occurrences were White.
   37.6% or 688 total occurrences were Black.
   1.7% or 31 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 23 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.2% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Cut Of Beef
   • Cutting Implement
   • Leaf
   • Ribbon
   • Rotating Mechanism
   • Runner
   • Structure
   • Weapon
   • Youth

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Blade' in Nouns Frequency: #2131

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for Blade »

1. abled

2. baled

How to pronounce Blade?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Blade in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Blade in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Blade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Blade in a Sentence

1. Hope Nwakwesi:

   My head was scraped with a blade, and two days after it was like my head was on fire. I had to be using menthol and pouring ice cold water on my head for three weeks because it was so hot.

2. James Russell Lowell:

   In creating, the only hard thing is to begin a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak.

3. Thomas Carlyle:

   To us also, through every star, through every blade of grass, is not God made visible if we will open our minds and our eyes.

4. Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven:

   Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from the inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves.

5. Michael Connelly:

   That's my job, to forge the blade. To sharpen it. To use it without mercy or conscience. To be the truth in a place where everybody lies.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Blade
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blade
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Blade
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Blade
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Blade
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Blade
9. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=Blade
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Blade