Thesaurus results for POCKETKNIFE

pocketknife

noun

Definition of pocketknife

as in knife

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Recent Examples of pocketknife Cadets in the video described stabbing him with their pocketknives during a desperate struggle for the gun. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026 Police say Mendez-Marin was found with blood on his clothes and a bloody pocketknife at the scene. — Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa , Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 For carry-on bags, avoid bringing full-size shampoo or other liquids, large gels or aerosols and items like pocketknives in carry-on bags. — ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026 Other items found on Mangione or in his bag included a pocketknife, driver’s license, passport, credit cards, AirPods, protein bar, travel toothpaste and flash drives. — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pocketknife

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Noun

Metcalf pushed Anthony, according to witnesses, who said Anthony then pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the chest.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The white cross with red surround has long been a sacred badge in the world of knives, indicating the timeless dependability and versatility of the Swiss Army knife.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of knife

Noun

The impossible-to-murder pair chase each other with a machete, shotgun, and chainsaw throughout the fantastically campy film, which pays homage to the classics like Death Becomes Her.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026
Gay then allegedly returned to his vehicle and came back with a machete in its sheath.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of machete

Noun

If the trade does go through as is, then other questions about the Raptors sprout up — namely, what is to come of RJ Barrett, the 26-year-old switchblade entering the final season of his contract and eligible for an extension this summer.

— Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 July 2026
It’s been a quarter century since the mostly Canadian supergroup New Pornographers sprang from the florid imagination of Carl Newman, a pop savant with an angel’s voice and switchblade wit.

— Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of switchblade

Noun

Both his suggestion and the jolly appreciation seem out of tune with the situation ‘far from home’, which may be a military manoeuvre involving mock battles and bayonet practice, or a preparation for actual combat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
One of the standout features of these new headphones is their special locking cable, which uses a secure bayonet connection that’s designed to stay firmly attached during use.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of bayonet

Noun

The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.

— Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.

— Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024

Definition of cutlass

Noun

When the Republican Charles Sumner was struck down by a Southerner on the Senate floor, Raymond’s paper called for armed resistance by pistol, bludgeon, and bowie knife, if necessary.

— Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The speaker that February night was Cassius Marcellus Clay, a bold and brawling Kentucky abolitionist, equally skilled with a stump speech and a bowie knife.

— Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024

Definition of bowie knife

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