blade
The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
Other meanings
A sword or knife.
The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.
Related words
- bladebone
- bladebreaker
- bladejob
- bladepoint
- bladesmithing
- bladewise
- bladework
- interblade
- lockblade
- microblading
- multiblade
- nanoblade
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "blæd" (leaf).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “blade” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.