stab
thrust knife thrust | a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument, one strong stab to the heart killed him |
knife fight
snickersnee
cut-and-thrust | fighting with knives |
razor clam
jackknife clam
knife-handle | marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell |
bolo
bolo knife | long heavy knife with a single edge, of Philippine origin |
| Bowie knife | a stout hunting knife with a single edge |
| bread knife | a knife used to cut bread |
| butcher knife | a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat |
| butter knife | a small knife with a dull blade, for cutting or spreading butter |
| carving knife | a large knife used to carve cooked meat |
| case knife sheath knife | a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath |
| case knife | a metal blade with a handle, used as cutlery |
clasp knife
jackknife | a large knife with one or more folding blades |
deckle edge
deckle | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
| edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object, he rounded the edges of the box |
| edge | the outside limit of an object or area or surface, a place farthest away from the center of something, the edge of the leaf is wavy, she sat on the edge of the bed, the water's edge |
| edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
| fish knife | a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish |
fore edge
foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, the part opposite the spine |
| hunting knife | a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip |
| knife | edge tool used as a cutting instrument, has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle |
| knife | a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point |
| knife blade | the blade of a knife |
knife edge
cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
| knife pleat | a single pleat turned in one direction |
| leading edge | forward edge of an airfoil |
letter opener
paper knife
paperknife | dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books |
linoleum knife
linoleum cutter | a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum |
| palette knife | a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints |
parer
paring knife | a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables |
pocketknife
pocket knife | a knife with a blade that folds into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket |
| pruning knife | a knife with a curved or hooked blade |
| putty knife | a spatula used to mix or apply putty |
| razor edge | an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor |
| steak knife | a sharp table knife used in eating steak |
| surgical knife | a very sharp knife used in surgery |
switchblade
switchblade knife
flick-knife
flick knife | a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button |
| table knife | a knife used for eating at dining table |
| trailing edge | the rear edge of an airfoil |
| trench knife | a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting |
| knife-edge | a narrow boundary, he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity |
| edge | a slight competitive advantage, he had an edge on the competition |
| edge sharpness | the attribute of urgency in tone of voice, his voice had an edge to it |
vanguard
forefront
cutting edge | the position of greatest importance or advancement, the leading position in any movement or field, the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England, the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy |
edge
border | the boundary of a surface |
scarlet runner scarlet runner bean
Dutch case-knife bean
runner bean
Phaseolus coccineus
Phaseolus multiflorus | tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial, a preferred food bean in Great Britain |
boundary
edge
bound | a line determining the limits of an area |
tongue
knife | any long thin projection that is transient, tongues of flame licked at the walls, rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark |
knife
stab | use a knife on, The victim was knifed to death |
| edge | provide with an edge, edge a blade |
border
adjoin edge
abut
march
butt butt against
butt on | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary, Canada adjoins the U.S., England marches with Scotland |