knife

knife has 8 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• n.. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc..
• n.. A sword or dagger.
• v. t.. To prune with the knife.
• v. t.. To cut or stab with a knife.
• n.. edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
• n.. a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
• n.. any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
• v.. use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"