blade
English Thesaurus
1. the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | cutting implement, |
| definition | : | a tool used for cutting or slicing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | knife blade, |
| definition | : | the blade of a knife (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | razorblade, |
| definition | : | a blade that has very sharp edge (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | cutting edge, knife edge, |
| definition | : | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | ax, axe, |
| definition | : | an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | knife, |
| definition | : | edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | lawn mower, mower, |
| definition | : | garden tool for mowing grass on lawns (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | spatula, |
| definition | : | a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | spatula, |
| definition | : | a turner with a narrow flexible blade (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | blade, brand, steel, sword, |
| definition | : | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard (noun.artifact) |
2. flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | fan blade, |
| definition | : | blade of a rotating fan (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | impeller, |
| definition | : | the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | paddle, |
| definition | : | a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rudder blade, |
| definition | : | the vertical blade on a rudder (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | oar, |
| definition | : | an implement used to propel or steer a boat (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | propeller, propellor, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | turbine, |
| definition | : | rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate (noun.artifact) |
3. the part of the skate that slides on the ice (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | runner, |
| definition | : | device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | ice skate, |
| definition | : | skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole (noun.artifact) |
4. a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | arm, weapon, weapon system, |
| definition | : | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | backsword, |
| definition | : | a sword with only one cutting edge (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | broadsword, |
| definition | : | a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cutlas, cutlass, |
| definition | : | a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | falchion, |
| definition | : | a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fencing sword, |
| definition | : | a sword used in the sport of fencing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rapier, tuck, |
| definition | : | a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | excalibur, |
| definition | : | the legendary sword of King Arthur (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | blade, |
| definition | : | the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | foible, |
| definition | : | the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | forte, |
| definition | : | the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | haft, helve, |
| definition | : | the handle of a weapon or tool (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | hilt, |
| definition | : | the handle of a sword or dagger (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | peak, point, tip, |
| definition | : | a V shape (noun.shape) |
5. a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) (noun.body)
| hyponym | : | vane, web, |
| definition | : | the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft (noun.animal) |
6. a cut of beef from the shoulder blade (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | cut of beef, |
| definition | : | cut of meat from beef cattle (noun.food) |
| part meronym | : | chuck, |
| definition | : | the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade (noun.food) |
7. something long and thin resembling a blade of grass (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | ribbon, thread, |
| definition | : | any long object resembling a thin line (noun.object) |
8. a dashing young man (noun.person)
9. especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | foliage, leaf, leafage, |
| definition | : | the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants (noun.plant) |
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