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Synonyms for knife
naɪf; naɪvzknife
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Princeton's WordNet
knifenoun
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
Synonyms:
tongueknifenoun
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
Synonyms:
tonguetongue, knifeverb
any long thin projection that is transient
"tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
Synonyms:
tongue, natural language, glossa, lingua, spit, clapperknife, stabverb
use a knife on
"The victim was knifed to death"
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
knifenoun
Synonyms:
dagger, stiletto, dirk, poniard, bowie-knife, misericorde, anlace, yataghan, machete, bolo, handjar, skean, creese, barong, sword, billhook, saber, scalpel, lancet, bistoury, jackknife, pen-knife, pocket-knifeAssociated words:
cutler, cutlery, sheath, sheathe, unsheathe, scabbard, cultrivorous, cultrate, cultriform, tang, scale, spring, blade, kick, spatula
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Knife":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5556 | blade | |
#5631 | knife | |
#6177 | tongue | |
#7472 | knives | |
#7788 | dig | |
#11122 | cutter | |
#12576 | prod | |
#12682 | razor | |
#17186 | spit | |
#19711 | stab | |
#20854 | poke | |
#21417 | dagger | |
#26059 | dao | |
#29512 | lingua | |
#31630 | jab | |
#52789 | messer | |
#53864 | shiv | |
#56617 | scalpel | |
#66005 | clapper | |
#283809 | glossa |
How to use knife in a sentence?
There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen.
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
He deescalated by retreating, he moved backwards, again ordering the individual to drop the weapon… You can’t use a less lethal if someone is attacking you with a knife.
He also doesn’t want to be portrayed as the bumbling cop who had evidence here and did not do anything with it, he did ask what he should do with that knife.
To me, that’s unprecedented insanity, here we have a situation where we have two little girls having a dispute. One is given a knife by her mother and basically encouraged to kill another little girl.
Translations for knife
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- ацҳаAbkhaz
- mes, lemAfrikaans
- ቢላAmharic
- cuitielloAragonese
- خنجر, سكين, مدية, نصل, شفرةArabic
- нусAvaric
- bıçaq, kəsməkAzerbaijani
- бысаҡBashkir
- ножBelarusian
- ножBulgarian
- ছুরি, চাকুBengali
- ཀ་ཀྲ་ལTibetan Standard
- kontellBreton
- coltell, ganivet, punyal, daga, acoltellar, apunyalarCatalan, Valencian
- урсChechen
- ᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐCree
- nůžCzech
- ножьOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- cyllellWelsh
- kniv, skære, stikkeDanish
- MesserGerman
- ވަޅިDivehi
- μαχαίρι, μαχαιρώνω, λεπίδαGreek
- tranĉiloEsperanto
- cuchillo, puñal, acuchillarSpanish
- nugaEstonian
- labana, aiztoBasque
- کارد, چاقو, خنجر, تیغPersian
- terä, veitsi, puukko, leikata, puukottaaFinnish
- knívurFaroese
- couteau, frapper d'un coup de couteauFrench
- mesWestern Frisian
- scianIrish
- sgianScottish Gaelic
- coitelo, acoitelarGalician
- kyseGuaraní
- છરીGujarati
- skynnManx
- wukaHausa
- סכיןHebrew
- छुरी, चाक़ू, चाकूHindi
- késHungarian
- դանակArmenian
- cultelloInterlingua
- pisauIndonesian
- cultelloInterlingue
- nmaIgbo
- savikInupiaq
- kulteloIdo
- hnífurIcelandic
- lama, accoltellare, coltelloItalian
- ᓴᕕᒃ, savikInuktitut
- ナイフ, 短剣, 小刀, 刀Japanese
- დანაკიGeorgian
- пышақKazakh
- savikKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- កាំបិតKhmer
- ಕತ್ತಿ, ಚಾಕುKannada
- 나이프, 칼Korean
- бычакKyrgyz
- culterLatin
- MesserLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ມີດLao
- peilisLithuanian
- nazisLatvian
- нож, сече, режеMacedonian
- കത്തിMalayalam
- хутгаMongolian
- सुरीMarathi
- pisauMalay
- sikkinaMaltese
- ဓားBurmese
- knivNorwegian
- mes, lemmetDutch
- knivNorwegian Nynorsk
- knivbladNorwegian
- bééshNavajo, Navaho
- cotèlOccitan
- mookomaanOjibwe, Ojibwa
- ଛୁରୀOriya
- кардOssetian, Ossetic
- ਚਾਕੂPanjabi, Punjabi
- nóżPolish
- چاقوPashto, Pushto
- faca, [[cortar]] [[com]] ([[uma]]) [[faca]], esfaquearPortuguese
- cuntellarRomansh
- im-bugitaKirundi
- cuțit, a da o lovitură de cuțitRomanian
- нож, финка, тесак, порезать, заколоть, перо, резать, лезвие, прирезать, зарезатьRussian
- imbugitaKinyarwanda
- छुरीSanskrit
- چاقونSindhi
- nož, ножSerbo-Croatian
- දණහිසSinhala, Sinhalese
- nôžSlovak
- nožSlovene
- thikëAlbanian
- thipaSouthern Sotho
- kniv, skära, dolk, huggaSwedish
- kisu, makali ya kisuSwahili
- கத்திTamil
- కత్తిTelugu
- чоқу, кордTajik
- มีดThai
- pyçakTurkmen
- kampit, kutsilyoTagalog
- thipaTswana
- bıçakTurkish
- пычакTatar
- پىچاقUyghur, Uighur
- лезо, ніжUkrainian
- چھری, چاقوUrdu
- pichoqUzbek
- dao, con dao, 刀Vietnamese
- couteaWalloon
- imelaXhosa
- מעסערYiddish
- ummeseZulu
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