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Synonyms for knives

Grammar : Noun
Spell : nahyvz
Phonetic Transcription : naɪvz

Top 10 synonyms for knives
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Définition of knives

Origin :
  • late Old English cnif, probably from Old Norse knifr, from Proto-Germanic *knibaz (cf. Middle Low German knif, Middle Dutch cnijf, German kneif), of uncertain origin. To further confuse the etymology, there also are forms in -p-, e.g. Dutch knijp, German kneip. French canif "penknife" (mid-15c.) is borrowed from Middle English or Norse.
  • noun cutting tool
Example sentences :
  • He made signs for me to give him the knife, but I could not, as we were very short of knives.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • Then she picked one of the knives from the bucket and handed it to him.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Here my mistress met me with a double allowance of knives to clean.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The arms of the pale faces are long, and their knives sharp!
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Why should they brighten their tomahawks and sharpen their knives against each other?
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • They were seated at a low table where no forks or knives or even plates were laid.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • How thoroughly I approved at that moment of the revolvers and the knives hidden in the belts.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Cutters are continually cutting each other down with knives.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 4, April 23, 1870 » by Various
  • The shooting had died down; they were fighting with bayonets and knives now.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • There were no knives on the table, and his attendants refused to let him have any.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete » by Madame Campan
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