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blade

 
 
pronunciation:
bleId
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the cutting part of a knife, sword, scissors, or the like.
 
synonyms:
cutting edge, edge
similar words:
cutter
definition 2: any kind of sword, such as a foil.
synonyms:
sword
similar words:
cutlass, dagger, foil, rapier
definition 3: the metal runner on an ice skate.
synonyms:
runner
similar words:
skate
definition 4: a plant leaf.
blades of grass
synonyms:
lamina, leaf, leaflet, phyllome
similar words:
bract, frond, needle, petal, sepal
definition 5: a thin, flat part of a device or mechanism that pushes something such as air or water as it moves.
This electric fan has four blades that spin around.We could hear the whirling blades of the helicopter as came over the hill.
similar words:
edge, sail
definition 6: either of two large flat triangular bones forming the back parts of the shoulders; shoulder blades.
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derivations: bladed (adj.), bladelike (adj.)
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  • blade guard:
    a cover for a blade that is part of many tools.
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