bladed

Having cutting edges

Bladed describes something equipped with a blade or blades: a bladed weapon, a three-bladed propeller.

The term appears in compound forms describing the number or type of blades: single-bladed, sharp-bladed.

In botany, bladed refers to the flat, expanded part of a leaf.

weapon

sword

Hilted fighting blade

  • daggerShort pointed stabbing blade
  • axeBladed tool for chopping
  • macheteHeavy broad-bladed knife

saber · katana · rapier · cutlass · bayonet · halberd · spear · lance · scimitar · claymore

sharp

edge

Boundary or sharpness

  • keenSharp or enthusiastic
  • razorBlade for removing hair
  • honedSharpened or refined

whetstone · cutting · sharpened · strop · serrated · beveled · tempered · steel · forged · double-edged

aero

propeller

Rotating blades creating thrust

  • turbineBlade-driven energy converter
  • rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
  • fanAdmirer or air mover

impeller · windmill · helicopter · airscrew · vane · pitch · hub · spinner · feathering · cavitation

botanical

leaf

Plant's photosynthetic organ

  • grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
  • frondLarge, segmented plant blade
  • foliagePlant's leafy covering

lamina · veins · midrib · petiole · chlorophyll · sepal · spathe · iris · gladiolus · sedge

culinary

knife

Sharp cutting utensil

carving · filleting · julienne · slicing · paring · cleaver · mandoline · chiffonade · slicer · cutter

surgical

scalpel

Precise surgical knife

retractor · trocar · dermatome · microtome · surgical · excision · resection

Categories
Opposites
edge sharpness

bladedblunt

Dull or tactlessly direct

bladeless · dull · edgeless · unsharpened · rounded

shape profile

bladedrounded

Having no sharp angles

thick · bulbous · blunt · spherical · stubby

Phrases
Family

blade, blades, blading, bladelike, bladeless, blade-like

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G