knife's
Sharp utensil's possession
Knife's is the possessive form of knife, indicating something belonging to or associated with a knife: the knife's edge, the knife's handle.
It also serves as a contraction of "knife is" or "knife has" in casual speech: The knife's dull, The knife's been sharpened.
Boundary or sharpness
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- pointExact location or meaning
- tipEnd or gratuity
serration · bevel · tang · spine · honing · whetstone · razor · cutting
Wounding with a blade
- attackAggressive act against another
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- thrustForceful forward motion
- self-defenseProtecting oneself from harm
switchblade · stiletto · dagger · combat · assault · threat · brandishing · concealment
Of one who has
- wielder'sPossessive of handler
- sheathProtective blade covering
- collectionGathered set of items
- setArrange in position
block · drawer · case · storage · maintenance · care · oiling · cleaning
Belonging to a cook
- paringCutting away rind
- cleaverBroad-bladed cutting tool
- santokuJapanese multipurpose kitchen blade
- butcher'sShop selling raw meat
bread · carving · filleting · boning · utility · slicing · mincing · julienne
edge
Boundary or sharpness
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- pointExact location or meaning
tip · serration · bevel · tang · spine · honing · whetstone · razor · cutting · slicing
stabbing
Wounding with a blade
self-defense · switchblade · stiletto · dagger · combat · assault · threat · brandishing · concealment · violence
owner's
Of one who has
- wielder'sPossessive of handler
- sheathProtective blade covering
- collectionGathered set of items
set · block · drawer · case · storage · maintenance · care · oiling · cleaning · heirloom
chef's
Belonging to a cook
butcher's · bread · carving · filleting · boning · utility · slicing · mincing · julienne · dicing
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
sterile · surgical steel · lancet · procedure · operation · cut · tissue · suture · biopsy · excision
utility
Functional worth or purpose
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- Swiss ArmyAlpine nation's military
- multitoolCompact combination implement
box cutter · X-Acto · craft · whittling · carving · scoring · scraping · prying · stripping · camping
- butter knifeBlunt spreading utensil
- bread knifeSerrated utensil for loaves
- kitchen knifeSharp cooking implement
- pocket knifeHinged blade with handle
- knife and forkEating utensils pair
- under the knifeUndergoing a medical operation
knife, knifed, penknife, pocketknife, jackknife, knifer, knife-edge, breadknife, knifesmith