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   knife

   /nʌɪf/

   noun

   • 1. an 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

   • 1. stab (someone) with a knife: "he was knifed to death during the argument"
   • ▪ cut or move cleanly through something with a knife-like action: "a shard of steel knifed through the mainsail"

   Word Origin late Old Englishcnīf, from Old Norse knífr, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. knife-like adjective
   • 2. knifer noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • K

     5

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • F

     4

   • E

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