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knife

knife
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nahyf]
    • /naɪf/
    • /naɪf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahyf]
    • /naɪf/

Definitions of knife word

  • noun plural knife an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle. 1
  • noun plural knife a knifelike weapon; dagger or short sword. 1
  • noun plural knife any blade for cutting, as in a tool or machine. 1
  • verb with object knife to apply a knife to; cut, stab, etc., with a knife. 1
  • verb with object knife to attempt to defeat or undermine in a secret or underhanded way. 1
  • verb without object knife to move or cleave through something with or as if with a knife: The ship knifed through the heavy seas. 1

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Origin of knife

First appearance:

before 1100
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English knif, Old English cnīf; cognate with Dutch knijf, German Kneif, Old Norse knīfr

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Knife

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

knife 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".

knife usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for knife

noun knife

  • bayonet — A bayonet is a long, sharp blade that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon.
  • dagger — A dagger is a weapon like a knife with two sharp edges.
  • blade — The blade of a knife, axe, or saw is the edge, which is used for cutting.
  • 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.
  • skewer — an oblique movement, direction, or position.

verb knife

  • stab — to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
  • spear — a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
  • stick — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
  • wound — the act of winding.
  • lacerate — to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.

Antonyms for knife

verb knife

  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
  • cure — If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
  • help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.

Top questions with knife

  • how to sharpen a knife?
  • how to make a knife?
  • how to throw a knife?
  • how to through a knife?
  • how to sharpen knife?
  • how to sharpen a knife with a stone?
  • how to sharpen a pocket knife?

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