blade
the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
a sword, rapier, or the like.
a part of a tool or mechanism which is thin and flat with a tapered edge, used for clearing, wiping, scraping, etc.: the blade of a windshield wiper;the blade of a bulldozer.
the arm of a propeller or other similar rotary mechanism, as an electric fan or turbine.
Botany.
the leaf of a plant, especially of a grass or cereal.
the broad part of a leaf, as distinguished from the stalk or petiole.
the metal part of an ice skate that comes into contact with the ice.
a thin, flat part of something, as of an oar or a bone: shoulder blade.
a prosthetic lower leg, primarily for athletes, ending in a curved strip of flexible carbon fiber that acts as an ankle and foot, allowing running and jumping.
Phonetics.
the foremost and most readily flexible portion of the tongue, including the tip and implying the upper and lower surfaces and edges.
the upper surface of the tongue directly behind the tip, lying beneath the alveolar ridge when the tongue is in a resting position.
the elongated hind part of a fowl's single comb.
a swordsman.
Archaic. a dashing, swaggering, or jaunty young man: a gay blade from the nearby city.
Origin of blade
1Other words from blade
- blade·less, adjective
- mul·ti·blade, noun
- un·blade, verb (used with object), un·blad·ed, un·blad·ing.
Words Nearby blade
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How to use blade in a sentence
It began as a dull ache in my left shoulder blade, where it sometimes flared into the scalene muscles along the side of my neck.
Unlike an airplane, a helicopter can even glide vertically because the blades do not see a vertical descent as truly vertical.
The science behind how an aircraft glides | By Peter Garrison/Flying Mag | September 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceA blade steel that prioritizes ease of sharpening will likely be more affordable and is appropriate for occasional, light-duty use.
Three Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Knife | Wes Siler | September 3, 2020 | Outside OnlineThe Scizza from Dreamfarm is particularly great because it has extra-long 12-centimeter blades and an elevated handle so your hands are never in the way as you cut.
Pizza cutters that will get you the slice of your dreams | PopSci Commerce Team | September 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe key to those angled cuts is, of course, the blade mounted on the swing arm of the miter saw that moves left and right.
Make every project a breeze with the right miter saw | PopSci Commerce Team | August 26, 2020 | Popular-Science
Nothing does it quite like deftly decapitating a bottle of bubbly with a gleaming blade.
How to Saber a Champagne Bottle | James Joiner, The Daily Beast Video | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite a dizzying number of women coming forward against her husband, Camille Cosby refuses to sharpen her blade of vengeance.
“Sociable” and “puckish” is how a Toledo blade headline described them in 1957.
Lovable ‘Madagascar’ Penguins Are Known to Rape and Torture in Real Life | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut as soon as she pressed the razor blade against her neck, the guard lowered the gun.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State | Lizzie Crocker | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe labels included a picture of a butterfly on a blade of grass.
The Frenchman's blade scintillated in the setting sun around Haggard's more stiffly held weapon.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe Frenchman never withdrew his blade; but his very anxiety to make a hit was defeating itself.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsRight over the stone marker, a long-shafted war-lance was carved—the blade pointing down.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThen he rubbed the blade of his knife back and forth over this till the edge was sharp enough to split a hair with ease.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeHe stood up, crowbar in hand, and inserted the chisel blade of the implement between the edge of the door and the doorcase.
Dope | Sax Rohmer
British Dictionary definitions for blade
/ (bleɪd) /
the part of a sharp weapon, tool, etc, that forms the cutting edge
(plural) Australian and NZ hand shears used for shearing sheep
the thin flattish part of various tools, implements, etc, as of a propeller, turbine, etc
the flattened expanded part of a leaf, sepal, or petal
the long narrow leaf of a grass or related plant
the striking surface of a bat, club, stick, or oar
the metal runner on an ice skate
archaeol a long thin flake of flint, possibly used as a tool
the upper part of the tongue lying directly behind the tip
archaic a dashing or swaggering young man
short for shoulder blade
Origin of blade
1Derived forms of blade
- bladed, adjective
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Scientific definitions for blade
[ blād ]
The expanded part of a leaf or petal. Also called lamina See more at leaf.
The leaf of grasses and similar plants.
A stone tool consisting of a slender, sharp-edged, unserrated flake that is at least twice as long as it is wide. Blade tools were developed late in the stone tool tradition, after core and flake tools, and were probably used especially as knives.
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