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Definitions for Knives
[1] plural of knife.
[2] an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
[3] a knifelike weapon; dagger or short sword.
[4] any blade for cutting, as in a tool or machine.
[5] to apply a knife to; cut, stab, etc., with a knife.
[6] to attempt to defeat or undermine in a secret or underhanded way.
[7] to move or cleave through something with or as if with a knife: The ship knifed through the heavy seas.
[8] the plural of knife
[9] a cutting instrument consisting of a sharp-edged often pointed blade of metal fitted into a handle or onto a machine
[10] a similar instrument used as a weapon
[11] have one's knife in someone to have a grudge against or victimize someone
[12] twist the knife to make a bad situation worse in a deliberately malicious way
[13] the knives are out for someone British people are determined to harm or put a stop to someone the knives are out for Stevens
[14] under the knife undergoing a surgical operation
[15] to cut, stab, or kill with a knife
[16] to betray, injure, or depose in an underhand way
Words related to Knives
bayonet, dagger, blade, sword, skewer, machete, sickle, cutter, scalpel, lance, steel, shank, point, edge, cutlass, sabre, switchblade, scythe, bolo, stiletto
Words nearby Knives
knit, knitted, knitting, knitting needle, knitwear, knives, knob, knob latch, knob lock, knobble, knobbling roll
Origin of Knives
febefore 1100; Middle English knif, Old English cnīf; cognate with Dutch knijf, German Kneif, Old Norse knīfr
Other words from Knives
knife·like , adjective
knif·er , noun
Word origin for Knives
feOld English cnīf; related to Old Norse knīfr, Middle Low German knīf
Synonyms for Knives
bayonet, blade, cutter, dagger, machete, scalpel, sickle, skewer, sword, bolo, cutlass, edge, lance, lancet, point, ripper, sabre, scimitar, scythe, shank, shiv, steel, stiletto, switchblade, tickler, cutting edge, skiver