English > knife: 4 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle. |
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| Parts | blade | The flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge |
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| haft, helve | The handle of a weapon or tool |
| knife blade | The blade of a knife / knife |
| point | sharp end |
| Narrower | Bowie knife | A stout hunting knife with a single edge |
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| barong | A knife resembling a cleaver |
| bolo, bolo knife | long heavy 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 |
| cleaver, meat cleaver, chopper | 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 knife, linoleum cutter | 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 |
| pocketknife, pocket knife | A knife with a blade that folds into the handle |
| 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 |
| Broader | edge tool | Any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane / plane or gouge) |
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| Spanish | cuchillo |
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| Catalan | coltell, ganivet |
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| Verbs | knife | use a knife on |
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