Слово англійською: knife
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Переклад knife українською: ніж, столо́вий прибо́р, кишенько́вий ніж
Детальний опис
knife
noun /naɪf/
(plural knives
/naɪvz/
)
- a sharp blade (= metal edge) with a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon
- knives and forks
- a sharp knife
- a bread knife (= one for cutting bread)
- The aim is to deter young people from carrying knives.
- He had been stabbed repeatedly with a kitchen knife.
- a plan to tackle knife crime
- She was murdered in a frenzied knife attack.
see also bowie knife, butter knife, carving knife, craft knife, fish knife, flick knife, jackknife, palette knife, paperknife, paring knife, penknife, sheath knife, Stanley knife™, steak knife, Swiss Army knife™More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters- gnarled
- gnash
- gnat
- gnaw
- gnome
- haute cuisine
- heir
- herb
- honour
- hors d’oeuvre
- hour
- knack
- knee
- kneel
- knife
- knight
- knit
- knob
- knock
- knot
- know
- knuckle
- psalm
- psephology
- psychic
- ptarmigan
- pterodactyl
- psychology
- wrangle
- wrap
- wreath
- wreck
- wrench
- wrestle
- wriggle
- wring
- write
- wrong
- bomb
- climb
- crumb
- doubt
- lamb
- limb
- ascent
- fascinate
- muscle
- scene
- scissors
- align
- campaign
- design
- foreign
- malign
- reign
- unfeigned
- autumn
- column
- condemn
- damn
- hymn
- solemn
- bristle
- fasten
- listen
- mortgage
- soften
- thistle
- wrestle
- biscuit
- build
- circuit
- disguise
- guilty
- league
- rogue
- vague
Word Originlate Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr, of Germanic origin.
Idioms the knives are out (for somebody)
- the situation has become so bad that people are preparing to make one person take the blame, for example by taking away their job
- The knives are out for the chancellor.
like a knife through butter
- (informal) easily; without meeting any difficulty
put/stick the knife in | put/stick the knife into somebody
- (informal) to behave towards somebody in an unfriendly way and try to harm them
turn/twist the knife (in the wound)
- to say or do something unkind deliberately; to make somebody who is unhappy feel even more unhappy
- Marcia laughed as she twisted the knife still deeper.
- Just to twist the knife, the filmmakers have provided a surprise ending.
- (informal) having a medical operation
- He is to go under the surgeon's knife again on Thursday.
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