Knife
101Knife in the water — (Nóż w wodzie, 1962) The first feature length film by Roman Polański, scripted by him, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Jakub Goldberg. The story of Knife in the Water, which is limited to three characters, concerns a well to do Warsaw sports journalist …
102knife edge — blade of a knife, sharp side of a knife …
103knife-edge — UK / US noun [singular] 1) a) a situation in which success and failure are equally likely The team s future was on a knife edge last night. b) a situation in which a slight change could have a very dangerous effect a man on the knife edge of self …
104knife edge — /ˈnaɪf ɛdʒ/ (say nuyf ej) noun 1. the edge of a knife. 2. anything very sharp. 3. a wedge, on the fine edge of which a scale beam, pendulum, or the like, oscillates. –phrase 4. on a knife edge, in a position of dubious safety, security or… …
105knife blade — noun the blade of a knife • Hypernyms: ↑blade • Part Holonyms: ↑knife …
106knife pleat — noun a single pleat turned in one direction • Hypernyms: ↑pleat, ↑plait • Hyponyms: ↑sunburst pleat, ↑sunray pleat * * * noun : one of a series of narrow sharply pressed pleats all turned in one direction * * * a sharply creased narrow pleat,… …
107knife-boy — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Britain : an underservant occupied primarily with the care of knives and general odd jobs about a large household * * * knifeˈ boy noun A boy employed in cleaning knives • • • Main Entry: ↑knife …
108knife grinder — noun 1. : one that grinds knives: as a. : an itinerant tradesman who sharpens knives or other edged tools b. : a device (as a grindstone or emery wheel) used for grinding or sharpening knives or other edged tools 2. : a European nightjar… …
109knife money — noun : ancient Chinese bronze money having the shape of knives * * * knife money, an ancient Chinese currency consisting of bronze pieces shaped like a knife …
110knife rest — noun 1. : cheval de frise 2. : a support on which a carving knife may be rested on the dining table when not in use * * * 1. something upon which to rest a knife when it is not being used. 2. Mil. a metal or wood frame strung with barbed wire for …
