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Knife

A knife (pl.: knives; from Old Norse knifr 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by humanity, knives appeared at least 2.5 million years ago, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools. Originally made of wood, bone, and stone (such as flint and obsidian), over the…

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Knife

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Traditional and religious implements · 31
Knife → An Indian, An Inuit, Athame, Boline, Can, Dirk, Finnish, Germanic, Highland, Indo-Malay, Isle, Japanese, Kakars, Katar, Kilaya, Kilt, Kirpan, Kris, Neopagan, Nepalese
related to Handle · 27
Knife → Another, G-10, Grivory, Handles, In, Injection, KA-BAR, Kevlar, Kraton, Leather, Many, Micarta, Modern, One, Plastic, Resiprene-C, Rubber, Russian, Skeleton, Stainless
related to Weapons · 26
Knife → An, Any, As, Ballistic, Bayonet, Bowie, Butterfly, Combat, Dagger, Fairbairn, Fighting, For, It, Ka-Bar, Machete, Purpose-made, Push, See List, Shiv, Stiletto
related to Utensils · 19
Knife → Also, An, Any, Bread, Butcher's Knife, Canelle, Carving, Case, Channel, Coring Knife, Electric, Examples, Fillet Knife, French, Has, It, Rocker, Table, The
related to Blade · 14
Knife → Although, Carbon, Ceramic, Damascus, For, High, In, It, Laminated, Layers, Plastic, Stainless, They, Titanium
related to Rituals and superstitions · 9
Knife → An, Anglo-Saxon, As, In Greece, Japanese, Samurai, Something, The, Wicca
is a · 4
Knife → knife that can be opened by sliding the knife blade out the front of the handle, knife that cuts with a rocking motion, knife with one or more blades that fit inside the handle that can still fit in a pocket, sliding utility knife
related to Tools · 4
Knife → As, Bowie, Commonly, Jim Bowie
used for · 3
Knife → carving.Diver's knife, piercingthe edge, removing the bones of poultry
related to Legislation · 2
Knife → For, Some

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blade knives used handle lock steel blades handles edge folding often also use tool cutting tang may metal small mechanism

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Knifeis aknife that can be opened by sliding the knife blade out the front of the handle0.90text
Knifeis asliding utility knife0.90text
Knifeis aknife that cuts with a rocking motion0.90text
Knifeis aknife with one or more blades that fit inside the handle that can still fit in a pocket0.90text
perceived strengthinstance ofDifferent locking mechanisms are favored by various individuals for reasons0.80text
Zytel or Grivoryinstance ofand when marketed under trademarked names0.80text
are reinforced with Kevlar or fiberglassinstance ofand when marketed under trademarked names0.80text
Kraton or Resiprene-C are generally preferred over plastic due to their durableinstance ofThese are often used by major knife manufacturers.Rubber handles0.80text
cushioning nature.Micarta is a popular handle material on user knives due to its toughnessinstance ofThese are often used by major knife manufacturers.Rubber handles0.80text
stabilityinstance ofThese are often used by major knife manufacturers.Rubber handles0.80text
poultryinstance ofA knife for carving large cooked meats0.80text
roastsinstance ofA knife for carving large cooked meats0.80text

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