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knife

noun / verb

Meaning

  1. nounA 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.

  2. verbTo cut with a knife.
  3. nounA weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Five-letter puzzle facts

How common
Very common
#408 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
Can be a Play Five answer
As a first guess
Tests likely letters better than 37% of common five-letter words.
Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None