KNIFE EDGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knife edge mean? 

• KNIFE EDGE (noun)
  The noun KNIFE EDGE has 1 sense:

1. the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife

  Familiarity information: KNIFE EDGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNIFE EDGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cutting edge; knife edge

Hypernyms ("knife edge" is a kind of...):

edge (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object)

Holonyms ("knife edge" is a part of...):

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

edge tool (any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge))