Thesaurus results for KNIVES

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 Eyes ruptured by knives, fireworks, bungee cords, windshields, beer bottles, sticks, rocks, fish hooks, and more. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026 Clean the sink, faucet, counters, cutting boards and fridge drawers or shelves beforehand, and use clean knives, peelers and colanders, especially after prepping raw meat, poultry or seafood. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026 Your sink, faucet, countertop, cutting boards and refrigerator shelves or drawers should be clean too, along with any knives, peelers, colanders or other tools, especially ones recently used for raw meat, poultry or seafood. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 Like the sweaters, the belts and knives are intended to be used for decades, Simm said. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026 Allen, of Torrance, California, is accused of storming the WHCA dinner while armed with guns and knives and firing a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the April 25, 2026, attack at the Washington Hilton hotel. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Allen, of Torrance, is accused of storming the WHCA dinner while armed with guns and knives and firing a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the attack at the Washington Hilton hotel. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Are these people with the guns and the knives getting into any of our bars? — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 When officers arrived at the family’s home on Ashbrook Drive, Mary Alice Love was outside on a rear patio and armed with two knives. — Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

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Costume designer Libby Dempster works with a variety of artisans, including a weaver, the armory department, the jewelry department, pattern cutters, a textiles team and a breakdown team, who make the clothes look worn in.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
But actually, Peacock was also finding new audiences, like cord cutters or people who maybe didn’t grow up watching NBC or some of our cable networks.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of cutters

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To mitigate risks, the study recommends shorter inspection intervals for blades exceeding 2,000 flight cycles, along with real-time monitoring of engine vibration and exhaust gas temperatures.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Furthermore, neither the grill nor the fan blades themselves are showing the dust that typically accumulates on long-running fans.

— John Alexander, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of blades

Noun

Discordant keys fly like daggers while snares trip over bass thuds; there’s a jazzy piano interlude, and then a murderous hard-rock siege razes the mix to the ground.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
A couple of daggers to the heart doomed both the Ravens and the Bills last winter.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of daggers

Noun

Like any good high fantasy, Splintered Harmony really goes heavy on the importance and mystery of swords.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Blades Brown is a big swords guy, allegedly When your first name is Blades, you're destined to play golf at some level.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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