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Synonyms for knife

noun

blade, cutter, sword, bayonet, cutting edge, dagger, stiletto, lance, lancet, bit, cutlass, machete, kris, whittle, poniard, scalpel, edge, dirk, sickle, scythe, sabre, scimitar, claymore, broadsword, bodkin, snickersnee, point, skiver, skewer, spit, guillotine, skean, misericord, pigsticker*, toad-stabber*, tickler*, shiv*; see also razor, sword.

Kinds of knives include: carving, chef's, paring, chopping, table, dinner, breakfast, dessert, grapefruit, fish, pocket, clasp, hunting, Bowie, corn, cane, butcher, skinning, surgical, paper, pruning, oyster, putty, palette, ferrule, bread, butter, cake, wood carver's, molding, paper hanger's, miter, excelsior, stiletto, jackknife, switchblade, Boy Scout, Swiss Army, Buck.

verb

  1. To stab

    cut, slash, pierce, lance; see cut 2, hurt 1, stab.

  2. *To injure in an underhanded way

    trick, betray, give a coward's blow, strike below the belt; see betray 1, deceive.

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