| NOUN | plant | blade, leaf blade | especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | blade | a dashing young man | |
| object | blade | something long and thin resembling a blade of grass | |
| artifact | blade, sword, brand, steel | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard | |
| food | blade | a cut of beef from the shoulder blade | |
| body | blade | a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) | |
| artifact | blade | the part of the skate that slides on the ice | |
| artifact | blade, vane | flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water | |
| artifact | blade | the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge |
| Sounds | bley'd | |
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| Rhymes | accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd... | |
| Meaning | especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole. | |
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| Synonym | leaf blade | |
| Broader | leaf, leafage, foliage | The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants |
| Spanish | limbo | |
| Catalan | limbe | |
| Adjectives | bladed | having a blade or blades |
| Meaning | A dashing young man. | |
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| Example | "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures" | |
| Broader | young person, youth, younker, spring chicken | A young person (especially a young man or boy) |
| Spanish | galán | |
| Meaning | Something long and thin resembling a blade of grass. | |
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| Example | "a blade of lint on his suit" | |
| Broader | ribbon, thread | Any long object resembling a thin line |
| Meaning | A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. | |
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| Synonyms | sword, brand, steel | |
| Instances | Excalibur | The legendary sword of King Arthur |
| Parts | blade | The flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge |
| foible | The weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip | |
| forte | The stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible | |
| haft, helve | The handle of a weapon or tool | |
| hilt | The handle of a sword or dagger | |
| point, tip, peak | A V shape | |
| Narrower | backsword | A sword with only one cutting edge |
| broadsword | A sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges | |
| cavalry sword, saber, sabre | A stout sword with a curved blade and thick back | |
| cutlas, cutlass | A short heavy curved sword with one edge | |
| falchion | A short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point | |
| fencing sword | A sword used in the sport of fencing | |
| rapier, tuck | A straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges | |
| Broader | weapon, arm, weapon system | Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting |
| Spanish | espada, garrancha | |
| Catalan | espasa | |
| Adjectives | bladed | bearing or characterized by a blade / blade or sword |
| Meaning | A cut of beef from the shoulder blade. | |
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| Part of | chuck | The part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade |
| Broader | cut of beef | cut of meat from beef cattle |
| Meaning | A broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue). | |
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| Narrower | vane, web | The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft |
| Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
| Spanish | lámina | |
| Meaning | The part of the skate that slides on the ice. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | ice skate | skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole |
| Broader | runner | device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along |
| Spanish | cuchilla | |
| Meaning | Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water. | |
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| Synonym | vane | |
| Part of | helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater | An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades |
| oar | An implement used to propel or steer a boat | |
| propeller, propellor | A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water | |
| turbine | rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate | |
| windmill, aerogenerator, wind generator | generator that extracts usable energy from winds | |
| Narrower | fan blade | blade of a rotating fan |
| impeller | The blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine) | |
| paddle | A blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel | |
| rudder blade | The vertical blade on a rudder | |
| Broader | rotating mechanism | A mechanism that rotates |
| Spanish | aspa | |
| Catalan | aspa | |
| Meaning | The flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge. | |
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| Part of | ax, axe | An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle |
| knife | edge tool used as a cutting instrument | |
| lawn mower, mower | garden tool for mowing grass on lawns | |
| scissors, pair of scissors | An edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades | |
| spatula | A hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances | |
| spatula | A turner with a narrow flexible blade | |
| sword, blade, brand, steel | A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard | |
| Parts | knife edge, cutting edge | The sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife / knife |
| Narrower | knife blade | The blade of a knife / knife |
| razorblade | A blade that has very sharp edge | |
| Broader | cutting implement | A tool used for cutting / cutting or slicing |
| Spanish | cuchilla, filo, hoja | |
| Catalan | fulla | |
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