English-Thai Dictionary

knife

N มีด  พร้า  มีดพร้า  ดาบ  mid

 

knife

N ใบ มีด  bai-mid

 

knife

VT ทรยศ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  หักหลัง  tor-ra-yod

 

knife

VT แทง ด้วย มีด  เสียบ  stab tang-duai-mid

 

knife-edge

N คม มีด  ใบ มีด  kom-mid

 

knifeedge

N สิ่ง ที่ คม  sing-ti-kom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

KNIFE

n.nife; plu. knives; nives. 1. A cutting instrument with a sharp edge. Knives are of various shapes and sizes, adapted to their respective uses; as table knives; carving knives or carvers; penknives, etc.
2. A sword or dagger.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

KNIFE

Knife, n.; pl. Knives. Etym: [OE. knif, AS. cnif; akin to D. knijf,Icel. knifr, Sw. knif, Dan. kniv.]

 

1. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc.

 

2. A sword or dagger. The coward conquest of a wretch's knife. Shak. Knife grass (Bot. ) a tropical American sedge (Scleria latifolia ), having leaves with a very sharp and hard edge, like a knife. -- War to the knife, mortal combat; a conflict carried to the last extremity.

 

KNIFE

Knife, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knifed; p. pr. & vb. n. Knifing.]

 

1. (Hort. )

 

Defn: To prune with the knife.

 

2. To cut or stab with a knife. [Low ]

 

KNIFEBOARD

KNIFEBOARD Knife "board `, n.

 

Defn: A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.

 

KNIFEEDGE; KNIFE-EDGE

KNIFEEDGE; KNIFE-EDGE Knife "*edge `, n. (Mech. )

 

Defn: A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction. Knife-edge file. See Illust. of File.

 

KNIFE SWITCH

KNIFE SWITCH Knife switch. (Elec.)

 

Defn: A switch consisting of one or more knifelike pieces hinged at one end and making contact near the other with flat gripping springs.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

knife

knife |nīf naɪf | ▶noun ( pl. knives |nīvz | ) a cutting instrument composed of a blade and a handle into which it is fixed, either rigidly or with a joint. • an instrument such as this used as a weapon. • a cutting blade forming part of a machine. ▶verb [ with obj. ] stab (someone ) with a knife. • [ no obj. ] cut like a knife: a shard of steel knifed through the mainsail. PHRASES before you can say knife informal very quickly; almost instantaneously. ( so thick that ) you could cut ( it ) with a knife (of an accent, atmosphere, or sentiment ) very obvious: the patriotism was so thick that you could cut it with a knife | a southern accent you could cut with a knife. go (or be ) under the knife informal have surgery. the knives are out ( for someone ) informal there is open hostility (toward someone ).like a ( hot ) knife through butter very easily; without any resistance or difficulty: antiaircraft fire would slice through the car like a hot knife through butter. stick (or get ) the knife into (or in ) someone informal do something hostile or aggressive to someone. twist (or turn ) the knife ( in the wound ) deliberately make someone's sufferings worse. DERIVATIVES knife like |-ˌlīk |adjective, knif er noun ORIGIN late Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr, of Germanic origin.

 

knife block

knife block ▶noun a block of wood or other solid material, containing long grooves in which kitchen knives of various sizes can be inserted up to the handle.

 

knife edge

knife edge ▶noun the edge of a knife. • [ as modifier ] (of creases or pleats in a garment ) very fine: knife-edge creases. • [ in sing. ] a tense or uncertain situation, esp. one finely balanced between success and failure: they have been living on a knife edge since his libel action. • a steel wedge on which a pendulum or other device oscillates or is balanced. • a narrow, sharp ridge; an arête.

 

knifefish

knife |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or knifefishes ) a semi-nocturnal freshwater fish with a reduced or absent dorsal fin and a long anal fin which reaches from the belly to the tail: ● a New World fish with a narrow eel-like body (families Rhamphichthyidae and Gymnotidae: several genera ). ● another term for featherback .

 

knife grinder

knife grind ¦er ▶noun a person who sharpens knives and other cutting tools.

 

knifeman

knife |man ▶noun ( pl. knifemen ) a man who uses a knife to commit a crime.

 

knife pleat

knife pleat ▶noun a sharp, narrow pleat on a skirt made in one direction and typically overlapping another.

 

knifepoint

knife point |ˈnīfˌpoint ˈnaɪfˌpɔɪnt | ▶noun the pointed end of a knife. PHRASES at knifepoint under threat of injury from a knife: he was mugged at knifepoint.

 

knife rest

knife rest ▶noun a metal or glass support for a carving knife or carving fork at table.

 

knife-throwing

knife-throw ing ▶noun a circus act or other entertainment in which knives are thrown at a target. DERIVATIVES knife-throw er noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

knife

knife |nʌɪf | ▶noun ( pl. knives |nʌɪvz | ) a instrument composed of a blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon. • a cutting blade forming part of a machine. ▶verb [ with obj. ] stab (someone ) with a knife: he was knifed to death during the argument. • [ no obj., with adverbial ] cut or move cleanly through something with a knife-like action: a shard of steel knifed through the mainsail. PHRASES before you can say knife informal very quickly; almost instantaneously. that one could cut with a knife 1 (of an atmosphere ) very tense or oppressive. 2 (of an accent ) very obvious or strong. get (or stick ) the knife into (or in ) someone informal be malicious or vindictive towards someone. go (or be ) under the knife informal have surgery. the knives are out ( for someone ) informal there is open hostility (towards someone ).like a ( hot ) knife through butter very easily; without any resistance or difficulty. twist (or turn ) the knife ( in the wound ) deliberately make someone's sufferings worse. DERIVATIVES knife-like adjective, knifer noun ORIGIN late Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr, of Germanic origin.

 

knife block

knife block ▶noun a block of wood or other solid material, containing long hollow grooves in which kitchen knives can be inserted up to the handle.

 

knife-edge

knife-edge ▶noun 1 the edge of a knife. • [ as modifier ] (of creases or pleats in a garment ) very narrow or sharp. 2 [ in sing. ] a very tense or dangerous situation: worried investors could be living on a knife-edge for the next twelve months. 3 a sharp mountain ridge; an arête. 4 a steel wedge on which a pendulum or other device oscillates or is balanced.

 

knifefish

knife |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or knifefishes ) a semi-nocturnal freshwater fish with a reduced or absent dorsal fin and a long anal fin which reaches from the belly to the tail: ● a New World fish with a narrow eel-like body (families Rhamphichthyidae and Gymnotidae: several genera ). ● another term for featherback .

 

knife grinder

knife grind ¦er ▶noun a person who sharpens knives and other cutting tools.

 

knifeman

knife |man ▶noun ( pl. knifemen ) a man who uses a knife to commit a crime.

 

knife pleat

knife pleat ▶noun a sharp, narrow pleat on a skirt, typically one of many folded in the same direction and overlapping each other.

 

knifepoint

knife |point |ˈnʌɪfpɔɪnt | ▶noun (in phrase at knifepoint ) while threatening someone or being threatened with a knife: she was raped at knifepoint.

 

knife rest

knife rest ▶noun a metal or glass support for a carving knife or carving fork at table.

 

knife-throwing

knife-throwing ▶noun [ mass noun ] a circus act or other entertainment in which knives are thrown at a target. DERIVATIVES knife-thrower noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

knife

knife noun a sharp knife: cutting tool, blade, cutter. ▶verb the victims had been knifed: stab, hack, gash, run through, slash, lacerate, cut, pierce, jab, stick, spike, impale, transfix, bayonet, spear.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

knife

knife noun peel the oranges using a sharp knife: cutting tool, blade, cutter, carver. ▶verb the victims had been knifed more than seventy times: stab, hack, gash, run through, slash, lacerate, cut, tear, gouge, pierce, spike, impale, transfix, bayonet, spear, skewer, wound.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

knife

knife /naɪf / (! 語頭kn -のkは発音しない; ↓語源 ) 語源 黙字kn -のk know, knight, knifeなどkn -のkは黙字であるが, 古い英語では1文字1音が原則であり, knifeは /knaɪf /と発音されていた. しかし, 17世紀後半より /kn /が /hn /となるという中間段階を経て, 次第に語頭の音が省かれ /n /と発音されるようになった .名詞 複 knives /naɪvz /C 1 ナイフ , 小刀 ; 短剣 ; 包丁 (kitchen knife )▸ a knife and fork (1組の )ナイフとフォーク (╳ a fork and knifeとしない )▸ with a sharp [blunt, long-bladed ] knife 切れ味のいい [切れ味の悪い, 刃先の長い ]ナイフで ▸ stick [plunge, stab ] a knife into [in ] meat 肉を刃物で突き刺す ▸ sharpen a knife ナイフをとぐ 関連 knifeの種類 ▸ a utility ～万能ナイフ ▸ a carving ～大型肉切りナイフ (carver )▸ a craft ～｟英 ｠工芸用ナイフ ▸ a putty ～パテ用ナイフ ▸ a hunting ～狩猟用ナイフ ▸ a pocket ～｟主に米 ｠小型折りたたみ式ナイフ (penknife ) (!大型の物はa clasp knife ) ▸ a steak ～ステーキ用ナイフ ▸ a butcher ('s ) ～(肉屋の )大型肉切り包丁 ▸ a butter ～バターナイフ ▸ a bread ～パン切りナイフ ▸ an oyster ～カキ用ナイフ ▸ a Stanley ～｟英商標 ｠スタンリーナイフ 〘木工芸用; 刃先が交換可能 〙▸ a fish ～魚用ナイフ ▸ a flick ～｟英 ｠飛び出しナイフ 〘ボタンを押すと柄に収納された刃部が現れる; ｟主に米 ｠switchblade 〙▸ a palette ～パレットナイフ 〘刃部がしなりやすく料理 油絵などに用いる 〙▸ a paper ～ペーパーナイフ ▸ a paring [fruit ] ～果物ナイフ ▸ a table ～食卓用ナイフ 2 (外科用の )メス (scalpel ); ｟話 ｠〖the ～〗外科手術 .3 (機械 工具の )刃 (部 ).bef ò re you can [could ] s à y kn í fe ｟くだけた話 ｠あっと言う間に, 突然 .h à ve [g è t ] one's kn í fe in [into ] A ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉に憎しみ [敵意 ]を抱く .like a (hot ) kn ì fe through b ú tter (いとも )簡単に ; 何の苦労 [抵抗 ]もなく .p ù t [st ì ck ] the kn í fe in [into ] A ｟英 ｠A 〈人 〉を批判する, Aの悪口を言う .the kn í ves are ò ut ｟主に英 くだけて ｠(多くの人が )【人を 】嫌っている, (失墜 失職などをねらって )陥れようと画策している «for » .tw ì st [t ù rn ] the kn í fe (in the [A's ] w ó und )(A 〈人 〉を )一層苦しめる, (Aに )さらに苦痛を味わわせる .under the kn í fe ｟おどけて ｠手術を受けて ▸ go [be ] under the knife 手術を受ける [受けている ]Y ò u could c ù t A with a kn í fe .A 〈場の空気 雰囲気 〉が重苦しい, ぴんと張りつめている, 険悪である .動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 〉【の体の一部 】をナイフで刺す [切る ] «in » .2 ｟俗 ｠…に卑怯 （ひきよう ）な手段で勝つ [勝とうとする ].自動詞 (ナイフで )切る ; « …を » (ナイフで切るように )突き進む «through » .～́ bl ò ck ナイフブロック 〘ナイフを収納する切れこみのあいた木製のさや 〙.～́ sh à rpener ナイフとぎ器 .

 

knife-edge

kn í fe- è dge kn í fe è dge 名詞 C 〖単数形で 〗ナイフの刃 (先 ); ナイフに似た形のもの 〘山のとがった峰や尾根など 〙. on a kn í fe-edge 1 (結果が )まったく予測 [見当 ]のつかない, 予断を許さない .2 «…の結果を » とても心配して, 不安に思って «about » .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗とてもはらはらする, 緊迫した .