Knife
[naɪf]
Definition
(noun.) edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle.
(noun.) a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point.
(verb.) use a knife on; 'The victim was knifed to death'.
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Definition
(n.) An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc..
(n.) A sword or dagger.
(v. t.) To prune with the knife.
(v. t.) To cut or stab with a knife.
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Definition
n. an instrument for cutting: a sword or dagger:—pl. Knives (nīvz).—v.t. to stab with a knife: (Amer.) to try to destroy a political candidate's chances by a treacherous attack.—ns. Knife′-and-fork′ a trencherman; Knife′-board a board on which knives are cleaned: (coll.) the seat running along the top of an omnibus; Knife′-boy a boy employed in cleaning knives; Knife′-edge (mech.) a sharp piece of steel like a knife's edge serving as the axis of a balance &c.; Knife′-grind′er one who grinds or sharpens knives; Knife′-mon′ey a knife-shaped bronze currency formerly used in China; Knife′-rest a glass or metal utensil on which to rest a carving-knife or fork; Knife′-tray a tray for holding knives.—War to the knife mortal combat.
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To see or use a draw-knife, portends unfulfiled hopes or desires. Some fair prospect will loom before you, only to go down in mistake and disappointment.
To dream of a knife is bad for the dreamer, as it portends separation and quarrels, and losses in affairs of a business character. To see rusty knives, means dissatisfaction, and complaints of those in the home, and separation of lovers. Sharp knives and highly polished, denotes worry. Foes are ever surrounding you. Broken knives, denotes defeat whatever the pursuit, whether in love or business. To dream that you are wounded with a knife, foretells domestic troubles, in which disobedient children will figure largely. To the unmarried, it denotes that disgrace may follow. To dream that you stab another with a knife, denotes baseness of character, and you should strive to cultivate a higher sense of right.
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Examples
- A horn-handled clasp knife was lying in a pool of blood beside him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Knife-edge girdle diamonds are impractical owing to the liability of chipping the thin edge in setting or by blows while being worn. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- At the thought he laid down his knife and fork again, and a flush of anxiety rose to his finely-wrinkled cheek. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- In 1822 the important improvement of the reciprocating knife bar was made by Ogle, which became a characteristic feature of all subsequent successful reapers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- By the living Lord it flashed upon me, as I sat opposite to her at the table and saw her with a knife in her hand, that she had done it! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- By the same degrees his attention became concentrated on the knife. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When you catch this fellow, you will find that he has one of these multiplex knives in his possession. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Now, Joe, knives and forks. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- A horrid rattling of knives and forks sounded outside the door, and the footman came in to lay the table for luncheon. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- McCormick’s machine had two cutters or knives, reciprocated by cranks in opposite directions to each other. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Bouncers were more delighted still; they dropped their knives and forks with a crash, and burst out together vehemently, O! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Upon these were laid knives and forks for six or eight people. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He knifed another Italian in the street, and then he came to the works with the police on his heels, and he was taken here. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Then, in 1807, Salonen introduced vibrating knifes over stationary blades, fingers to gather grain to the cutters, and a rake to carry the grain off to one side. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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