Blades

Steel City squad

Blades is the plural of blade—the flat cutting part of a knife, sword, or tool, or the flat surface of an oar, propeller, or fan.

Grass grows in blades.

Ice skates have blades.

In slang, a blade is a knife carried as a weapon: He was caught with blades in his backpack.

Blades can also refer to inline skates or the act of skating on them: Let's go hit the blades.

cutting

knife

Sharp cutting utensil

  • razorBlade for removing hair
  • scalpelPrecise surgical knife
  • edgeBoundary or sharpness

sharp · scissor · shear · cleaver · machete · box cutter · utility knife · exacto · switchblade · cutting edge

propeller

rotor

Spinning mechanical assembly

propeller · windmill · ceiling fan · impeller · rotation · spin · airflow · thrust · pitch · hub

weapons

sword

Hilted fighting blade

  • katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
  • saberCurved military sword
  • rapierSlender dueling blade

dagger · bayonet · cutlass · machete · broadsword · scimitar · fencing · dueling · sheath · hilt

grass

leaf

Plant's photosynthetic organ

  • lawnTended yard grass
  • grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
  • mowerGrass-cutting machine

turf · greenery · foliage · shoot · sprout · sod · meadow · pasture · verdant · chlorophyll

sports

skate

Gliding boot or flatfish

runner · sharpening · glide · edges · stroking · crossover · toe pick · speed skating · rink · Zamboni

shoulder

scapula

Posterior thoracic bone

flat · triangular · skeleton · deltoid · rotator cuff · acromion · spine · vertebra · musculoskeletal · joint

Categories
Opposites
Sheffield Football Rivalry

BladesWednesday

Fourth weekday

Hillsborough

Sharpness/Cutting Capability

Bladeshammers

Heavy-headed striking tools

clubs · shields · blunt instruments · mallets · bludgeons

sharpness/cutting function

Bladesrounded edges

Corners made smooth

Phrases
Family

blade, bladed, bladeless, bladelike

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG