Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bleyd]
- /bleɪd/
- /bleɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bleyd]
- /bleɪd/
Definitions of blade word
- countable noun blade The blade of a knife, axe, or saw is the edge, which is used for cutting. 3
- countable noun blade The blades of a propeller are the long, flat parts that turn round. 3
- countable noun blade The blade of an oar is the thin flat part that you put into the water. 3
- countable noun blade A blade of grass is a single piece of grass. 3
- noun blade the part of a sharp weapon, tool, etc, that forms the cutting edge 3
- noun blade hand shears used for shearing sheep 3
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Origin of blade
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English blæd blade of grass; cognate with Dutch blad, Old Norse blath, German Blatt; akin to blow3
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Parts of speech for Blade
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blade popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blade usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blade
noun blade
- sword — a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle.
- knife — an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- brand — If someone is branded as something bad, people think they are that thing.
- edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- shank — Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
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