Knife

/naɪf/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:13 pts5 letters

Definition of Knife

noun

A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.
Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.

verb

To cut with a knife.
To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
To cut through as if with a knife.
To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate. compare cut

Anagrams of Knife

Words You Can Make

13 words can be made from the letters in "knife":

4-LETTER WORDS

fine fink kief kine neif

3-LETTER WORDS

fen fie fin ink kef ken kif kin

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "knife" and rearranging:

+dfinked knifed

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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