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| bayonet |
a weapon like a knife attached to the front end of a rifle for use in close fighting. |
| blade |
the cutting part of a knife, sword, scissors, or saw. [1/4 definitions] |
| cut |
to pierce, slice, or open with a sharp tool such as a knife, ax, saw, or scissors. [1/12 definitions] |
| dull |
When something like a scissors or knife is dull, it is not sharp. It cannot cut well. [1/4 definitions] |
| edge |
the cutting side of a knife blade or other sharp tool. [1/6 definitions] |
| hilt |
the handle of a sword or knife. |
| knife |
a tool with a handle and a thin, sharp blade, used for cutting. [1/2 definitions] |
| knives |
plural of "knife." |
| paring knife |
a small knife with a short blade used especially for peeling the skin of vegetables and fruits. |
| penknife |
a small folding knife. |
| pocketknife |
a small knife with a blade or blades that fold into the handle. |
| sharp |
When a knife is sharp, it has a thin edge for cutting. When a pencil is sharp, it has a thin, fine point. [1/10 definitions] |
| sheath |
a case for the blade of a sword or knife. |
| slice |
to use a knife or something like a knife to cut into or across. [1/6 definitions] |
| smear |
When you smear something, you spread it over another thing, usually in a way that is not too careful. Things that we smear are things like oil, paint, jelly, or butter. We often use a simple knife or our finger. [1/2 definitions] |
| stab |
If you stab something, you push something very sharp into it. If a person stabs another person, they hurt them by pushing a knife or other sharp thing into their body. |
| utensil |
A utensil is a tool that is used in a kitchen, such as a mixing spoon, fork, knife, or spatula. |
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