ax |
a tool with a blade attached to the end of a long handle. An ax is used for chopping wood. |
blade |
A blade is a piece of metal used for cutting. The sharp part of a knife is its blade. Swords, scissors, and razors also have blades. [5 definitions] |
bulldozer |
a tractor with a large blade attached to the front that pushes or lifts soil or rocks. |
cleaver |
a heavy tool with a wide blade used especially by butchers for cutting meat. |
cutlass |
a short, thick sword with one cutting edge and a curved blade. |
edge |
the cutting side of a knife blade or other sharp tool. [1/6 definitions] |
gouge |
a type of chisel with a blade shaped like a scoop, used to carve wood. [1/3 definitions] |
guillotine |
a device having a sharp blade that is dropped between two guide posts to execute a person by chopping off his or her head. [1/2 definitions] |
hoe |
a garden tool with a thin, flat blade at the end of a long handle. It is used for breaking up the soil and removing weeds. [1/2 definitions] |
ice-skate |
When you ice-skate, you move along on ice with skates on your feet. A skate is a shoe with a blade attached to the bottom of it. |
ice skate |
a short boot with a sharp blade attached to the bottom, used for skating on ice. |
jackknife |
a large pocketknife whose blade can be folded into the handle. [1/2 definitions] |
jigsaw |
A jigsaw is a saw that has a narrow, thin metal blade for cutting sharp corners or curved designs. Jigsaws are usually powered by electricity. |
knife |
a tool with a handle and a thin, sharp blade, used for cutting. [1/2 definitions] |
lawn mower |
a machine with a turning blade that cuts the grass of a lawn. |
mow1 |
to cut down with a blade or machine. [1/2 definitions] |
paddle |
an oar with a wide, flat blade and long handle. A paddle is used with both arms for moving a small boat through the water. A paddle is not attached to the boat. [1/4 definitions] |
paring knife |
a small knife with a short blade used especially for peeling the skin of vegetables and fruits. |
pencil sharpener |
a small device used for making pencils sharp. A pencil sharpener has a hole in one side where a pencil goes in and comes into contact with a blade. |
pickax |
a pick that has one pointed end and a blade that is shaped liked a chisel on the other end. |
plane2 |
a hand tool with a blade, used to make the surface of wood smooth or even. [1/2 definitions] |