knife

knife is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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.. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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..
2. noun. A sword or dagger.
3. transitive verb. To prune with the knife.
4. transitive verb. To cut or stab with a knife.
5. noun. edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
6. noun. a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
7. noun. any long thin projection that is transient

   "tongues of flame licked at the walls"

   "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"

   Synonyms: tongue

8. verb. use a knife on

   "The victim was knifed to death"

   Synonyms: stab

Synonyms

tongue, stab

Common word forms

knifed, knifer, knifes, knifing, knifeful, knifeless

Words from these letters

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