single-edged
Blade sharpened one-side
Single-edged describes a blade sharpened on only one side, with the opposite edge left thick and dull: a single-edged razor blade, a single-edged knife.
The design provides strength and safety—you can press a thumb against the unsharpened spine for control.
Contrasts with double-edged, where both sides cut.
Curved Japanese fighting blade
- macheteHeavy broad-bladed knife
- razorBlade for removing hair
- tanto"So much" in scores
- wakizashiJapanese auxiliary blade
bolo · kukri · cleaver · straight razor · utility knife · box cutter · scalpel · barong
Cutting into portions
- choppingCutting into pieces
- slashingCutting with force
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- carvingShaping by cutting away
skinning · filleting · shaving · scraping · hacking · cleaving · paring · trimming
Japanese martial blade art
- iaidoMartial art of drawing swords
- kendoJapanese bamboo fencing
- sword fightingCombat with bladed weapons
- parryingDeflecting an attack
katana
Curved Japanese fighting blade
wakizashi · bolo · kukri · cleaver · straight razor · utility knife · box cutter · scalpel · barong · falchion
slicing
Cutting into portions
carving · skinning · filleting · shaving · scraping · hacking · cleaving · paring · trimming · beveled
kenjutsu
Japanese martial blade art
- iaidoMartial art of drawing swords
- kendoJapanese bamboo fencing
- sword fightingCombat with bladed weapons
- weapon traitsaccuracy, damage, range, recoil, durability
- blade qualitiessharp, dull, blunt, honed, serrated
- blade typesdrop point, spear point, tanto, sheepsfoot, needle point
- swordssword, sabres, longsword, rapier, saber
single-edgeddouble-edged
Having opposite effects
two-edged · edgeless · blunt · dull · unsharpened
single, edge, singly, singleness, singles, singled, singling, edged, edges