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blade (enc)

Blade

Noun1.blade - especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
foliage, leaf, leafage - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
2.blade - a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"
spring chicken, young person, younker, youth - a young person (especially a young man or boy)
3.blade - something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit"
ribbon, thread - any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
4.blade - a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade
backsword - a sword with only one cutting edge
blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
broadsword - a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
cavalry sword, saber, sabre - a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
cutlas, cutlass - a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
Excalibur - the legendary sword of King Arthur
falchion - a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
fencing sword - a sword used in the sport of fencing
foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
haft, helve - the handle of a weapon or tool
hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger
rapier, tuck - a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
5.blade - a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
cut of beef - piece of beef
chuck - the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
6.blade - a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
web, vane - the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"
7.blade - the part of the skate that slides on the ice
ice skate - skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole
runner - device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
8.blade - flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
fan blade - blade of a rotating fan
eggbeater, helicopter, whirlybird, chopper - an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
impeller - the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)
oar - an implement used to propel or steer a boat
paddle - a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
propeller, propellor - a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
rotating mechanism - a mechanism that rotates
rudder blade - the vertical blade on a rudder
turbine - rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate
aerogenerator, wind generator, windmill - generator that extracts usable energy from winds
9.blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
ax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
cutting implement - a tool used for cutting or slicing
knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
knife blade - the blade of a knife
knife edge, cutting edge - the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife
lawn mower, mower - garden tool for mowing grass on lawns
razorblade - a blade that has very sharp edge
pair of scissors, scissors - and edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
spatula - a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
spatula - a turner with a narrow flexible blade
sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade

 

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