knife
Sharp table utensil
A knife is a cutting tool with a blade and handle.
Knives range from kitchen knives to pocket knives to hunting knives.
To knife someone is to stab them.
Figuratively, to knife someone is to betray them: He knifed his business partner in the back.
Under the knife means undergoing surgery.
To go through something like a hot knife through butter is to meet no resistance.
Short pointed stabbing blade
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- stilettoThin-bladed knife or heel
- dirkLong Scottish dagger
- switchbladeSpring-released folding knife
shiv · machete · bayonet · combat · fighting · throwing · stab · thrust
Source of potential harm
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- dangerExposure to harm
- assaultViolent offensive act
- muggingRobbery with violence
robbery · violence · aggression · brandish · stab · slash · attack · wound
Portion cut off
- chopQuick forceful slice
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- minceCut into fragments
- julienneCut into thin strips
chiffonade · fillet · pare · carve · whittle · shave · trim · scrape
Compact combination implement
- Swiss ArmyAlpine nation's military
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- foldingBending something over itself
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
survival · hunting · skinning · gutting · whittling · rope · outdoors · EDC
Belonging to a cook
- paringCutting away rind
- breadLeavened flour product
- cleaverBroad-bladed cutting tool
- santokuJapanese multipurpose kitchen blade
boning · utility · carving · steak · butter · palette · filleting · oyster
Sharpened or refined
- whetstoneStone for sharpening blades
- grindstoneRotating stone for sharpening
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
razor-sharp · stropping · sharpening · steel · ceramic · bevel · angle · grit
dagger
Short pointed stabbing blade
switchblade · shiv · machete · bayonet · combat · fighting · throwing · stab · thrust · parry
menace
Source of potential harm
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- dangerExposure to harm
- assaultViolent offensive act
mugging · robbery · violence · aggression · brandish · stab · slash · attack · wound · harm
slice
Portion cut off
julienne · chiffonade · fillet · pare · carve · whittle · shave · trim · scrape · incise
multitool
Compact combination implement
- Swiss ArmyAlpine nation's military
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- foldingBending something over itself
camping · survival · hunting · skinning · gutting · whittling · rope · outdoors · EDC · blade
chef's
Belonging to a cook
santoku · boning · utility · carving · steak · butter · palette · filleting · oyster · kitchen
honed
Sharpened or refined
- whetstoneStone for sharpening blades
- grindstoneRotating stone for sharpening
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
keen · razor-sharp · stropping · sharpening · steel · ceramic · bevel · angle · grit · abrasive
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- lancetSmall surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
precision · sterile · surgical · operating · biopsy · excision · procedure · surgeon · medical · sharp
- campingtent, campfire, campsite, campground, sleeping bag
- objectsbasket, bowl, bucket, jar, jug
- handheld objectsphone, cup, pen, pencil, fork
- kitchen essentialscutting board, pan, pans, frying pan, pot
- kitchenwarepot, pan, pots, pans, spoon
- mystery fictionwhodunit, whodunnit, sleuth, murder mystery, detective novel
knifeglue
Bonding substance
adhesive · tape · needle and thread · welding torch · stapler
- butter knifeBlunt spreading utensil
- bread knifeSerrated utensil for loaves
- kitchen knifeSharp cooking implement
- pocket knifeHinged blade with handle
- knife and forkEating utensils pair
- knives and forksPaired eating implements
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