Meaning

26 senses
  1. The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

  2. The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

    (metonymically)A sword or knife.

  3. The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.

    ло́пастьlópastʹ

  4. The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.

    Grashalm

    especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

  5. The thin, flat part of a plant leaf, attached to a stem (petiole).

    Klinge

    листlist, трави́нкаtravínka

    трави́нкаtravýnka

    a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)

  6. A flat bone, especially the shoulder blade.

    a cut of beef from the shoulder blade

  7. A cut of beef from near the shoulder blade (part of the chuck).

  8. The part of the tongue just behind the tip, used to make laminal consonants.

  9. A piece of prepared, sharp-edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide; a long flake of ground-edge stone or knapped vitreous stone.

  10. A throw characterized by a tight parabolic trajectory due to a steep lateral attitude.

  11. The rudder, daggerboard, or centerboard of a vessel.

    клино́кklinók, перо́peró, кинжа́лkinžál

  12. A bulldozer or surface-grading machine with mechanically adjustable blade that is nominally perpendicular to the forward motion of the vehicle.

Examples

107 sentences
  1. How often do you change your razor blade?

    Як часто ти міняєш лезо бритви?

    ruКак часто ты меняешь лезвие бритвы?

    deWie oft wechselst du deine Rasierklinge aus?

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  2. This knife has a very sharp blade.

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  3. One of the fan's blades is broken.

    ruОдна из лопастей вентилятора сломана.

    deEin Ventilatorflügel ist kaputt.

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  4. How often do wiper blades need to be replaced?

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  5. The guards found a hacksaw blade in the prisoner's pocket.

    deDie Wachmänner fanden in der Tasche des Häftlings das Blatt einer Eisensäge.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool:
the flat part of a leaf or petal:
Русский
By meaning 4
typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool:
flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate:
the flat part of a leaf or petal:
a weapon such as a dagger:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool:
narrow leaf of a grass or cereal:
thin plate, foil:

Origin

From Middle English blade, blad, from Old English blæd (“leaf”), from Proto-West Germanic

From Middle English blade, blad, from Old English blæd (“leaf”), from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-o-to-m, from *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, bloom”).

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Forms

plural: blades
Singularblade

uncountable

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water:vane
  • especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole:leaf blade
  • a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard:swordbrandsteel

Word family

46 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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