knife
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
Types & categories
- edge tool hypernym
- barong hyponym
- bolo knife hyponym
- Bowie knife hyponym
- bread knife hyponym
- butcher knife hyponym
- carving knife hyponym
- sheath knife hyponym
- cleaver hyponym
- drawknife hyponym
- hunting knife hyponym
- letter opener hyponym
- linoleum knife hyponym
- parang hyponym
- paring knife hyponym
- pocketknife hyponym
- pruning knife hyponym
- slicer hyponym
- surgical knife hyponym
- table knife hyponym
Parts & wholes
- blade part meronym
- haft part meronym
- knife blade part meronym
- point part meronym
Related & opposite
- stab derivation
Sense 2 verb
use a knife on
The victim was knifed to death
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- knife thrust derivation
- knife derivation
- knife derivation
- stabber derivation
Sense 3 noun
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- tip part meronym
Related & opposite
- stab derivation
Sense 4 noun
any long thin projection that is transient
tongues of flame licked at the walls
Types & categories
- projection hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stab |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | blade |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | haft |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | knife blade |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | point |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | edge tool |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | barong |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bolo knife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bowie knife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bread knife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | butcher knife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carving knife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sheath knife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cleaver |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drawknife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hunting knife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | letter opener |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | linoleum knife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | parang |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | paring knife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pocketknife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pruning knife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slicer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | surgical knife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | table knife |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | knife thrust |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | knife |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | knife |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stabber |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | wound |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | poniard |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bayonet |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stab |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | tip |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | weapon |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bayonet |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dagger |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | khukuri |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | machete |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shiv |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | trench knife |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | yataghan |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | projection |