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knife
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[ noun ] edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The physical film is cut with a knife at the end of one complete sequence , and the cut edge is joined physically , by cement , to the cut edge of the beginning of the next sequence . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)A knife would do . From childhood he had known all about knives . When the knife went_into his chest , he went_down at_once . There was a_little blood on the hem of her dress , for the assassin had slashed Miss_Harris 's companion , Major_Rathbone , with a knife . |
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[ noun ] (arms) a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)A New_York kid , a refugee from one of the Harlem gangs , made_fun of Trig 's accent , and drew a knife . The colored boy had it , and Trig lunged at him with a knife and said , ' Give that to me , you black bastard . `` The Negro got a bad slice on his chest from the knife wound '' . Related terms weapon bayonet dagger yataghan machete flick-knife trench_knife khukuri shiv point |
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[ noun ] any long thin projection that is transient
Synonyms Examples "tongues of flame licked at the walls" "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" Related terms |
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