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The correct spelling is knives.
How to pronounce knives
/naɪvz/
nounIPA: /naɪvz/
Say it like: Niv-es
The correct spelling is knives. A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a han…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
- 2.A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.
- 3.Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.
verb
- 1.To cut with a knife.
- 2.To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
- 3.To cut through as if with a knife.
- 4.To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
- 5.To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate. compare cut
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