knives

noun

plural of knife
as in cutters
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting be careful in using the knife to split open the cardboard box

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Recent Examples of knives The hijackers used small knives to threaten passengers, attack crew members and seize the planes. — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Inside, police found several silver kitchen knives with blood on them, two white shirts with blood on them, broken glass and a broken wine bottle. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Up to this point, Ghostface victims have been stabbed with Buck 120 hunting knives, crushed by garage doors, shot, electrocuted, and thrown off rooftops in ferocious, balls-to-the-wall Scream fashion. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026 If your dishwasher has an upper third rack for utensils, Sala says to lay knives and cutlery there to avoid safety hazards and free up space in the silverware caddy. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026 Police recovered the knives at the scene, and the NYPD Force Investigation Division is investigating the incident. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Cisneros pulled two knives from a shopping bag, stabbed the man, and then attacked Piacenti, Tisch said at a news conference Monday. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The suspect then allegedly waved the knives before stabbing the 68-year-old man in the right side of the abdomen, according to the police commissioner. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Wood is a softer surface than stainless steel and therefore can help protect your knives from wear caused by scraping against the strip. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knives
  1. cutters
  2. blades
  3. daggers
  4. swords
Noun
  • SonicMax rates the Slice 10's transducer above 500, compared with roughly 150 to 250 on typical cordless ultrasonic cutters.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Coast Guard sent several crews to the area, including the cutters Sockeye and Halibut, boats from stations in Los Angeles-Long Beach and Channel Islands, and an air crew.
    — Stephen Sorace , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutters
Noun
  • Spinning blades get tangled in vegetation, stir up sediment, and simply scare away the fish researchers are trying to observe.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
  • According to Britannica, one of the fan blades in the rear engine had cracked and disintegrated, leading to engine failure.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of blades
Noun
  • The painting, now owned by MoMA, shows a mélange of people—soldiers, civilians, field workers—and animals, as well as daggers.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The story delivers tender and tragic daggers to the heart through a series of unsettling encounters that expose the awkwardness of puberty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of daggers
Noun
  • Fires burn, buildings tumble, swords fly about and people die.
    — Zachary Pincus-Roth, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • There were various life-size swords on display, such as the Zenithian sword and the Sword of Light from Dragon Quest XI.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of swords

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