Found 2 items, similar to Knives.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: knives knife n 1: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle 2: a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point 3: any long thin projection that is transient; “tongues of flame licked at the walls”; “rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark” [syn: tongue] [also: knives (pl)] knife v : use a knife on; “The victim was knifed to death” [syn: stab] [also: knives (pl)] knives See knife
English → English (gcide) Definition: Knives Knife \Knife\ (n[imac]f), n.; pl. Knives (n[imac]vz). [OE. knif, AS. cn[=i]f; akin to D. knijf, Icel. kn[=i]fr, Sw. knif, Dan. kniv.] 1. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc.. [1913 Webster] 2. A sword or dagger. [1913 Webster] The coward conquest of a wretch's knife. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Knife grass (Bot.) a tropical American sedge (Scleria latifolia ), having leaves with a very sharp and hard edge, like a knife. War to the knife, mortal combat; a conflict carried to the last extremity. [1913 Webster] Knives \Knives\, n. pl. of Knife. See Knife. [1913 Webster]