knife

Definition

Examples

The waiter placed a fork and a knife beside each plate.

Synonyms

• bladeespecially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
• cuttersomeone who cuts or carves stone

Collocations

• Easy sharp knife
  describing sharp knife (a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named)
• Medium table knife for dining
  to table knife for dining, meaning to hold back to a later time
• Hard cut with surgical knife precision
  to reduce, trim, or divide regarding with surgical knife precision
• Very Hard twist the knife in the wound
  to twist the knife in the wound, meaning to to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)