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.
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How to use blade in a sentence
It implies that GMOs are the opposite of butterflies and blades of grass.
An upright position—with shoulder blades gently squeezed and neck held tall—can make a lot of difference.
Sharp rock blades found nearby indicate they cut themselves to offer their own blood.
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Both men put themselves at once on the defensive: their blades crossed, but the attitudes were different and characteristic.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe slender blades of the reeds with their delicate plumes swayed lightly over the water.
Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceThe next moment the engine began to throb regularly, and the blades of the propeller whirled.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonThe knives and forks had white and black horn handles, with notched blades, and broken prongs.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe cigar store had a counter display of a bargain buy of razor blades combined with some unknown brand of shaving cream.
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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