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..
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2. A sword or dagger.
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The coward conquest of a wretch's knife. --Shak.
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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.
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Knives
\Knives\,
n. pl. of
Knife. See
Knife.
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