Synonyms for knife

Most common

sword · blade · dagger · machete · tongue · cutlery · barong

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.

   He was looking for a knife to chop some steak.

Related words

Phrases

folding knife flick knife sheath knife clasp knife drawing knife knife game tanto knife twist the knife

Is a kind of

cold weapon tool

Forms

Plural

knives → daggers, blades, machetes, swords…

Example sentences

• sword At his side, he carried an ivory and silver sword.
• blade Yanni was scraping the sticker with a razor blade.
• dagger There's some cloak-and-dagger stuff going on here.
• machete A machete is an excellent tool for clearing gardens.
• tongue You can use a tongue scraper to clean your tongue.
• cutlery Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her cutlery.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

dirk¹, bolo

5 letters

sword¹, blade¹, lance¹, saber², sabre²

6 letters

tongue¹, dagger², barong

7 letters

machete³, cutlery³, poniard

8 letters

stiletto³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (saber² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

couteau

Italiano

coltello

Español

cuchillo

Deutsch

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