knife

US, UK /ˈnaɪ̯f/ · /ˈnɐɪ̯f/

Derived terms

89 terms

before you can say knife, bring a knife to a gunfight, byknife, catch a falling knife, cut deeper than a knife, cut like a knife, cut with a knife and fork, cyberknife, did my back hurt your knife, Dutch case-knife bean, electroknife, falling knife, histoknife, hot-knife, knife and fork, knife-and-fork, knife arch, knifeblade, knife block, knifeboard, knife-boy, knife-coloured, knife control, knifecraft, knifecrime, knife crime, knife-ear, knife ear, knife-edge effect, knife edge, knife-edge, knife fight, knifefish, knifeful, knife game, knifegrinder, knife grinder, knifehand, knife-handle, knifejaw, knifeless, knifelike, knifemaker, knifemaking, knifeman, knife money, knifeplay, knife pleat, knifepoint, knifeproof, knifer, knife-rest, knife rest, knife roll, knifery, knifesman, knifesmith, knifestory, knife switch, knife thrower, knife twister, knife-twister, knife up, knife urn, knife wand, knifework, knived, knork, like a hot knife through butter, like a knife through butter, microknife, not the sharpest knife in the drawer, paperknife, shaving knife, shove knife, spife, stick the knife in, storyknife, take a knife to a gunfight, turn the knife, turn the knife in the wound, twist the knife, twist the knife in the wound, under the knife, vibroknife, war to the knife, Yellowknife, you could cut the air with a knife, you could cut the atmosphere with a knife

Hypernyms

cold weapon, edged weapon, tool

Hyponyms

129 terms

007 knife, air knife, athame, ballistic knife, banana knife, Barlow knife, Batangas knife, bayonet, bistoury, Bolo knife, boning knife, boot knife, Bowie knife, bowie knife, bread knife, bush knife, butcher knife, butchers' knife, butcher's knife, butterfly knife, butterknife, butter knife, cane knife, carpet knife, carving knife, case knife, cheese knife, chef's knife, chopping-knife, clasp-knife, clasp knife, clicking knife, cook's knife, craft knife, dagger, deer antler knife, deer horn knife, dinner knife, dirk, dirk knife, dive knife, diving knife, drawing knife, drawknife, eating knife, electric carving knife, electric knife, Exacto knife, falling knife, fascine knife, filleting knife, fillet knife, fish knife, fish-knife, fixie, flick knife, flick-knife, folder, folding knife, gamma knife, grapefruit knife, gravity knife, Gurkha knife, hay knife, herb knife, hobby knife, hunting knife, jack-knife, jack-knife barber, Khyber knife, kitchen knife, leather knife, Lebsche knife, linoleum knife, machete, marking knife, molecular knife, moon-knife, mora knife, neck knife, oyster knife, oyster-shucking knife, painting knife, palette knife, paper-knife, paper knife, paring knife, penknife, petty knife, pocket knife, pocket-knife, pocketknife, poniard, putty knife, race knife, radio knife, Rambo knife, rasing-knife, reed knife, riving knife, scalpel, scalping knife, scrieve knife, sheath knife, sheath-knife, shucking knife, snow knife, spoon knife, squash knife, Stanley knife, steak knife, stiletto, survival knife, sushi knife, Swiss Army knife, switchblade, table knife, tanto knife, throwing knife, tomato knife, trench knife, twist of the knife, utility knife, voiding knife, waiter's knife, white handled knife, Yakutian knife, Yakut knife, zombie knife

Coordinate terms

awl, cake slice, cake-slice, cutting tool, rapier, sword