Knife

n.	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.
v. t.	1.	(Hort.) To prune with the knife. [imp. & p. p. Knifed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Knifing .]
	2.	To cut or stab with a knife.
	3.	Fig.: To stab in the back; to try to defeat by underhand means, esp. in politics; to vote or work secretly against (a candidate of one's own party).

Noun	1.	knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
	2.	knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
	3.	knife - any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" Synonyms: tongue
Verb	1.	knife - use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" Synonyms: stab

To dream that you are carrying a knife, signifies anger, separation, legal troubles and/or financial losses. It may also mean betrayal of a dear friend. To see a dull knife in your dream, denotes that your hard work is accompanied by little or no gain. To dream that you are wounded by a knife, suggests that you or someone is affected by hurtful remarks or malicious gossip. To see an electric knife in your dream, indicates your power to get down to the truth of a situation quickly.ax, barong, bayonet, blade, bolo, bowie, bowie knife, cold steel, cut, cutlery, cutter, dagger, dining utensils, dirk, edge tool, edge tools, flat silver, flatware, forks, gravity knife, hollow ware, impale, knives, lance, machete, naked steel, parang, pierce, pigsticker, play dirty pool, play one false, plunge in, point, poniard, prove false, puncturer, run through, saber, sharpener, silver, silver plate, silverware, slash, spear, spike, spit, spoons, stab, stainless-steel ware, steel, stick, stiletto, switchblade, switchblade knife, tablespoon, tableware, teaspoon, toad sticker, transfix, transpierce, whittle, wound

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