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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 Following his arrest, authorities found a semiautomatic rifle, five rifle magazines, about 190 rounds of ammunition, pepper spray, an entrenchment tool, and about 30 knives, according to the affidavit. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 Agents also found a rifle scope and bipod, an entrenchment tool, pepper spray and about 30 knives. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 He was arrested Saturday outside of a hotel in Cranberry Township, around 25 miles north of Pittsburgh, with a rifle, ammunition and dozens of knives in his possession. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Read our full nakiri knife review Petty knife Petty knives are small Japanese utility knives that are great for precision work and slicing. — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 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
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
  • And after all my time testing knives, the blades that became my go-tos have surprised me.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The day before fertilization, water your lawn thoroughly and also hydrate it afterward to make sure any fertilizer sticking to the blades washes into the soil.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 11 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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“Knives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knives. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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