Dictionary entry details
• KNIFE (noun)
Meaning:
Edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("knife" is a kind of...):
edge tool (any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge))
Meronyms (parts of "knife"):
blade (the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge)
haft; helve (the handle of a weapon or tool)
knife blade (the blade of a knife)
point (sharp end)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knife"):
barong (a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines)
linoleum cutter; linoleum knife (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)
pocket knife; pocketknife (a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket)
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)
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)
hunting knife (a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip)
bolo; bolo knife (long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin)
Bowie knife (a stout hunting 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)
chopper; cleaver; meat cleaver (a butcher's knife having a large square blade)
drawknife; drawshave (a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces)
Meaning:
A weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("knife" is a kind of...):
arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)
Meronyms (parts of "knife"):
peak; point; tip (a V shape)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knife"):
yataghan (a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge)
trench knife (a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting)
shiv (a knife used as a weapon)
machete; matchet; panga (a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation)
khukuri (a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal)
flick-knife (a knife with the blade hidden in the handle; the blade springs out when a button is pressed)
dagger; sticker (a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing)
bayonet (a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon)
Meaning:
Any long thin projection that is transient
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
knife; tongue
Context examples:
tongues of flame licked at the walls / rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark
Hypernyms ("knife" is a kind of...):
projection (any solid convex shape that juts out from something)
• KNIFE (verb)
Meaning:
Use a knife on
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
knife; stab
Context example:
The victim was knifed to death
Hypernyms (to "knife" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "knife"):
poniard (stab with a poniard)
bayonet (stab or kill someone with a bayonet)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to knife the prisoners
