knife: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with K · ends with E
Meaning of knife
noun
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.
Example: He was looking for a knife to chop some steak.
A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.
Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.
Listed forms: knives, knyfe, knive.
Source: Wiktionary — knife.
verb
- transitive
To cut with a knife.
- transitive
To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
Example: She was repeatedly knifed in the chest.
- intransitive
To cut through as if with a knife.
Example: The boat knifed through the water.
- transitive
To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
Listed forms: knifes, knifing, knifed, knyfe, knive.
Source: Wiktionary — knife.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for knife.
noun
any long thin projection that is transient
verb
use a knife on
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is knife in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of knife
K(5) + N(1) + I(1) + F(4) + E(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of knife
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from knife
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