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Type Words
Synonyms tongue
Type of projection
Type Words
Synonyms stab
Type of injure, wound
Has types bayonet, poniard


The victim was knifed to death.
Type Words
Type of weapon, weapon system, arm
Has types yataghan, bayonet, panga, dagger, khukuri, trench knife, machete, shiv, matchet, sticker
Type Words
Type of edge tool
Has types paper knife, paperknife, parang, parer, paring knife, pocket knife, pocketknife, pruning knife, slicer, surgical knife, table knife, sheath knife, barong, bolo, bolo knife, bowie knife, bread knife, butcher knife, carving knife, case knife, chopper, cleaver, drawknife, drawshave, hunting knife, letter opener, linoleum cutter, linoleum knife, meat cleaver

Examples of knife

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Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
From the stltoday.com
Forstner bits that have a fine knife edge at the perimeter are best, but costly.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Using hot dry knife and wiping knife clean between slices, cut cake into slices.
From the news-journalonline.com
Run knife around inner edge of ramekin, and turn out the pate onto serving pate.
From the courier-journal.com
He practiced and entered his first knife-throwing competition nine months later.
From the online.wsj.com
Use the dull edge of a knife to pry one corner of the photo gently off the page.
From the latimes.com
Then, using a butter knife, make indents in several places to resemble a finger.
From the kentucky.com
That's because the knife, and the harm that it's done, are both tragically real.
From the time.com
Using paring knife, cut along lines, being careful not to break or crack handle.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
  • Use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"
  • Tongue: any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
  • A knife is any cutting edge or blade, handheld or otherwise, with or without a handle. Knives were used at least two-and-a-half million years ago, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools. ...
  • Knife is the second album by Aztec Camera and was released in 1984. It reached number 14 on the UK Albums Chartu00A0u2013 their highest showing at that time. It also charted at No. 29 on the Swedish Albums Chart.
  • The Knife are an electro pop duo from Sweden, formed in 1999. The group consist of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. ...
  • The Knife is the first full length album from Swedish electropop duo The Knife. It was first released in Sweden on 5 February 2001 on Rabid Records, and subsequently in the UK on 8 March 2004, also on Rabid. ...
  • The things of which there can be sight, hearing, and learning ---- these are what I especially prize. ...
  • The Knife (Het Mes) is a 1961 Dutch drama film directed by Fons Rademakers. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.