knife
noun / verb
Meaning
- 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.
- verbTo cut with a knife.
- 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