Meaning

3 senses

  1. A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.

    He was looking for a knife to chop some steak.

    Messer, Mässer

    ножnož, но́жикnóžik

    ніжniž

    edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

  2. A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.

    Messer

    ножnož, перо́peró, фи́нкаfínka

    ніжniž

  3. Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.

    Messer

    ножnož, ле́звиеlézvije

    ле́зоlézo

Examples

1348 sentences

  1. She killed him with a knife.

    Вона зарізала його ножем. — deniko

    ruОна зарезала его ножом. — marafon

    deSie hat ihn mit einem Messer umgebracht. — Esperantostern

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  2. Tom cut himself with a knife.

    Том порвався ножем. — miketheknight

    ruТом порезался ножом. — marafon

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  3. Why do you need a knife?

    Навіщо тобі ніж? — deniko

    ruЗачем тебе нож? — nina99nv

    deWozu brauchst du denn ein Messer? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Why did you need a knife?

    Навіщо тобі був потрібний ніж? — deniko

    ruЗачем тебе был нужен нож? — marafon

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  5. Why does Tom need a knife?

    Навіщо Тому ніж? — deniko

    ruЗачем Тому нож? — marafon

    deWarum braucht Tom ein Messer? — mervert1

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
utensil or tool designed for cutting:
any blade-like part designed for cutting:
Русский
By meaning 3
utensil or tool designed for cutting:
weapon:
any blade-like part designed for cutting:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
utensil or tool designed for cutting:

Origin

From Middle English knyf, knif, from late Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr or Proto-

From Middle English knyf, knif, from late Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr or Proto-West Germanic *knīb, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from *knīpaną (“to pinch”), Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ- (compare Lithuanian gnýbti, žnýbti (“to pinch”), gnaibis (“pinching”)). Displaced native Middle English sax (“knife”), from Old English seax; and Middle English coutel, qwetyll (“knife”) from Old French coutel.

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Forms

plural: knives

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any long thin projection that is transient:tongue

Word family

62 related words
Derivedbyknifecyberknifeelectroknifefalling knifehistoknifehot-knifeknife-and-forkknife archknifebladeknife blockknifeboardknife-boyknife-colouredknife controlknifecraftknifecrimeknife crimeknife-earknife-edge effectknife-edgeknife fightknifefishknifefulknife game

Collocations

12 patterns
  • with a knife
  • had a knife
  • knife in his
  • sharpened the knives
  • a knife in
  • knife wasn't sharp
  • holding a knife
  • sharpen these knives
  • play with knives
  • knife and fork
  • this knife is
  • kitchen knife

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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