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  • 101knife edge — /ˈnaɪf ɛdʒ/ (say nuyf ej) noun 1. the edge of a knife. 2. anything very sharp. 3. a wedge, on the fine edge of which a scale beam, pendulum, or the like, oscillates. –phrase 4. on a knife edge, in a position of dubious safety, security or… …

  • 102knife blade — noun the blade of a knife • Hypernyms: ↑blade • Part Holonyms: ↑knife …

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  • 103knife pleat — noun a single pleat turned in one direction • Hypernyms: ↑pleat, ↑plait • Hyponyms: ↑sunburst pleat, ↑sunray pleat * * * noun : one of a series of narrow sharply pressed pleats all turned in one direction * * * a sharply creased narrow pleat,… …

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  • 104knife-boy — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Britain : an underservant occupied primarily with the care of knives and general odd jobs about a large household * * * knifeˈ boy noun A boy employed in cleaning knives • • • Main Entry: ↑knife …

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  • 105knife grinder — noun 1. : one that grinds knives: as a. : an itinerant tradesman who sharpens knives or other edged tools b. : a device (as a grindstone or emery wheel) used for grinding or sharpening knives or other edged tools 2. : a European nightjar… …

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  • 106knife money — noun : ancient Chinese bronze money having the shape of knives * * * knife money, an ancient Chinese currency consisting of bronze pieces shaped like a knife …

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  • 107knife rest — noun 1. : cheval de frise 2. : a support on which a carving knife may be rested on the dining table when not in use * * * 1. something upon which to rest a knife when it is not being used. 2. Mil. a metal or wood frame strung with barbed wire for …

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  • 108knife tool — noun : a tool suggestive of a knife: as a. : a knife shaped graver b. : a small wheel used in seal engraving for cutting fine lines …

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  • 109knife·point — /ˈnaıfˌpoınt/ noun at knifepoint used to describe a situation in which someone is being threatened by a person with a knife They were robbed at knifepoint. [=someone robbed them while threatening them with a knife] …

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  • 110Knife Manual/You Stupid Asshole — This was a split single released by Empty Records in 1992, originally as part of a series of singles pressed on clear, saw shaped vinyl.The inside the foldout sleeve is a spread of a Mudhoney vs Gas Huffer fight , photographed by Alice Wheeler.… …

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