| drawknife | (noun) a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces | Synonyms: drawshave |
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| jackknife | (noun) a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out | - |
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| (noun) a large knife with one or more folding blades | Synonyms: clasp knife |
| (verb) dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife | - |
| knife | (noun) edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle | - |
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| (noun) a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point | - |
| (noun) any long thin projection that is transient | Synonyms: tongue |
| (verb) use a knife on | Synonyms: stab |
| knifelike | (adjective) having a sharp or distinct edge | - |
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| (adjective) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | Synonyms: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp |
| (adjective) cutting or able to cut as if with a knife | - |
| (adjective) painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | Synonyms: cutting, keen, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing |
| paperknife | (noun) dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books | Synonyms: letter opener, paper knife |
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| penknife | (noun) a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens | - |
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| pocketknife | (noun) a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket | Synonyms: pocket knife |
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