Knife — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈaɪf/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈaɪf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈaɪf/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈaɪf/.

Examples

tongues of flame licked at the walls
rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark
The victim was knifed to death

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tongue stab

Parts of Speech

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
noun	any long thin projection that is transient “tongues of flame licked at the walls”
verb	use a knife on “The victim was knifed to death”

Word Forms

knife	verb	use a knife on
knife	noun	a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
stab	noun	a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
stabber	noun	someone who stabs another person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Messer

Kantenwerkzeug, das als Schneidinstrument verwendet wird; hat eine spitze Klinge mit scharfer Kante und einen Griff

🇫🇷French

couteau

outil de coupe utilisé comme instrument de coupe ; a une lame pointue avec un bord tranchant et un manche

🇪🇸Spanish

cuchillo

herramienta de filo utilizada como instrumento de corte; tiene una hoja puntiaguda con un borde afilado y un mango

🇮🇹Italian

coltello

utensile da taglio utilizzato come strumento da taglio; ha una lama appuntita con bordo affilato e un manico

🇳🇱Dutch

mes

randgereedschap gebruikt als snijinstrument; heeft een puntig mes met een scherpe rand en een handvat

🇵🇹Portuguese

faca

ferramenta de borda usada como instrumento de corte; tem uma lâmina pontiaguda com fio afiado e cabo

🇷🇺Russian

нож

кромочный инструмент, используемый в качестве режущего инструмента; имеет заостренное лезвие с острой кромкой и рукоятку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चाकू

काटने के उपकरण के रूप में उपयोग किया जाने वाला धार उपकरण; इसमें एक नुकीला ब्लेड और एक हैंडल होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ছুরি

একটি কাটিয়া যন্ত্র হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত প্রান্ত টুল; একটি ধারালো প্রান্ত এবং একটি হাতল সঙ্গে একটি সূক্ষ্ম ফলক আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கத்தி

வெட்டும் கருவியாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் விளிம்பு கருவி; கூர்மையான விளிம்பு மற்றும் ஒரு கைப்பிடியுடன் ஒரு கூர்மையான கத்தி உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

కత్తి

కట్టింగ్ సాధనంగా ఉపయోగించే అంచు సాధనం; పదునైన అంచు మరియు హ్యాండిల్‌తో ఒక కోణాల బ్లేడ్‌ను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चाकू

कटिंग इन्स्ट्रुमेंट म्हणून वापरलेले एज टूल; तीक्ष्ण धार आणि हँडलसह एक टोकदार ब्लेड आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

છરી

કટીંગ સાધન તરીકે વપરાતું એજ ટૂલ; તીક્ષ્ણ ધાર અને હેન્ડલ સાથે પોઇન્ટેડ બ્લેડ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾಕು

ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಸಾಧನವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸುವ ಅಂಚಿನ ಉಪಕರಣ; ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಅಂಚು ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಡಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮೊನಚಾದ ಬ್ಲೇಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കത്തി

ഒരു കട്ടിംഗ് ഉപകരണമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന എഡ്ജ് ഉപകരണം; മൂർച്ചയുള്ള അരികും ഹാൻഡിലുമായി ഒരു കൂർത്ത ബ്ലേഡ് ഉണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਾਕੂ

ਇੱਕ ਕੱਟਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਾਧਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਕਿਨਾਰਾ ਸੰਦ; ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੇ ਕਿਨਾਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਹੈਂਡਲ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਨੋਕਦਾਰ ਬਲੇਡ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چاقو

کنارے کا آلہ جو کاٹنے کے آلے کے طور پر استعمال ہوتا ہے۔ ایک تیز دھار اور ہینڈل کے ساتھ نوک دار بلیڈ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刀

用作切割工具的刃具；有一个带有锋利边缘和手柄的尖刀片

🇯🇵Japanese

ナイフ

切断器具として使用される刃物。鋭い刃とハンドルを備えた尖った刃を持っています

🇰🇷Korean

칼

절단 도구로 사용되는 가장자리 도구; 날카로운 모서리와 손잡이가 있는 뾰족한 칼날이 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dao

công cụ cạnh được sử dụng làm dụng cụ cắt; có một lưỡi dao nhọn có cạnh sắc và tay cầm

🇹🇭Thai

มีด

เครื่องมือขอบที่ใช้เป็นเครื่องมือตัด มีใบมีดแหลมคมและมีด้ามจับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pisau

alat tepi yang digunakan sebagai alat pemotong; memiliki bilah runcing dengan ujung dan gagang yang tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

kutsilyo

gilid tool na ginagamit bilang isang cutting instrumento; ay may matulis na talim na may matalim na gilid at hawakan

🇲🇾Malay

pisau

alat tepi digunakan sebagai alat pemotong; mempunyai bilah runcing dengan tepi tajam dan pemegang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سكين

أداة الحافة المستخدمة كأداة القطع؛ لديه شفرة مدببة ذات حافة حادة ومقبض

🇮🇷Persian

چاقو

ابزار لبه ای که به عنوان ابزار برش استفاده می شود. دارای یک تیغه نوک تیز با لبه تیز و یک دسته

🇹🇷Turkish

bıçak

kesme aleti olarak kullanılan kenar aleti; keskin kenarlı sivri bir bıçağa ve bir sapa sahiptir

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַכִּין

כלי קצה המשמש כמכשיר חיתוך; בעל להב מחודד עם קצה חד וידית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'knife'?

The primary meaning of 'knife' is 'edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'knife' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'knife' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'knife' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'knife' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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