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blade

/bleɪd/noun1 syllable

Blade means: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard.

Synonyms for blade7

noun, as in a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

noun, as in especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

leaf blade

noun, as in flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

vane

also used for blade

lamina, knifeblade

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What does blade mean?9

noun

1

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

2

especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

3

flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

4

a dashing young man“gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures”

5

something long and thin resembling a blade of grass“a blade of lint on his suit”

6

a cut of beef from the shoulder blade

7

a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)

8

the part of the skate that slides on the ice

9

the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with blade?58

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Blade in a sentence

  • The sharp, layered outcrop appeared to pierce the desert sand like an ancient blade.Auride
  • If you've got a short blade, make it longer by stepping.rul
  • The scapula, or shoulder blade, connects the upper arm bone to the collarbone.rul
  • Lieutenant, my temper is shorter than my blade.Scott
  • Inline skates are like ice skates, but with wheels instead of blades.CM
  • After using the blender, wash the blades and container thoroughly.Amastan
  • How often do you change your razor blade?sysko
  • The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety.unknown

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Forms of blade

as a noun

plural
blades