blades

Grass or swords

Blades is the plural of blade—the flat cutting part of a knife, sword, or tool, or anything with a similar thin, flat shape: grass blades, fan blades, shoulder blades.

In skating, blades are the metal runners on ice skates.

Slang uses blades for inline skates themselves: Let's go hit the park on blades.

shaving

razor

Blade for removing hair

disposable · stubble · shave · foam · stropping · handle · guard · irritation · nick · close

cutting

knife

Sharp cutting utensil

  • edgeBoundary or sharpness
  • sharpFine-edged, or astute
  • honeMake keener or better

whetstone · serrated · slice · carve · fillet · scalpel · box-cutter · utility · exacto · precision

weapons

sword

Hilted fighting blade

  • daggerShort pointed stabbing blade
  • katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
  • saberCurved military sword

scimitar · rapier · claymore · machete · cutlass · broadsword · longsword · gladius · falchion · dirk

propeller

rotor

Spinning mechanical assembly

propeller · windmill · spinner · pitch · rotation · hub · airflow · thrust · chopper · whirring

skating

ice

Water's solid form

rink · edges · glide · sharpening · rocker · hollow · toepick · guards · runner · steel

grass

lawn

Tended yard grass

  • turfGrass-covered earth surface
  • meadowGrassy field for grazing
  • sodGrass-bound topsoil section

green · pasture · fescue · bentgrass · ryegrass · bluegrass · zoysia · mowing · clippings · groundskeeper

shoulder

scapula

Posterior thoracic bone

flat

Categories
Opposites
tool components

bladeshandles

Grasping parts or manages

hilts · grips · hafts · shafts · pommels

sharpness/edge quality

bladesspines

Stiff, pointed projections

backs

plant morphology

bladesroots

Underground nutrient absorbers

rhizomes · stolons · stems · tubers · sheaths

Phrases
Family

blade, bladed, blading, fan blade, bladeless, shoulder blade, blade-like, knife blade

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G