knives

[ nahyvz ]

/ naɪvz /

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noun

plural of knife.

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knit, knitted, knitting, knitting needle, knitwear, knives, knob, knobble, knobbling roll, knobbly, knobby

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How to use knives in a sentence

Bill, full name William Poole, was a real life butcher, skilled with knives and raised in the art of street fighting.
Brooklyn’s Gangster Graveyard|Nina Strochlic|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Men with knives had abducted members of a group sent there to spread awareness about the disease.
The Fear That Killed Eight Ebola Workers|Abby Haglage|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An angry mob brandishing machetes, stones, and knives lashed out.
The Fear That Killed Eight Ebola Workers|Abby Haglage|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At one point, my friends and I crept to my car with four giant kitchen knives in hand.
Sororities Finally Take Back the Night|Kelsey Meany|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Some had knives pressed against their throats for what seemed like an hour.
Abducted, Tortured, Indoctrinated: The Tale of a Teen Who Escaped ISIS|Yusuf Sayman|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
All our people were well mounted, and armed with rifles, pistols, and bowie-knives.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Then with the aid of rattan nooses they drew it up on the shore, and with their sharp knives proceeded to strip away the skin.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
In every smithy and factory bowie-knives were being forged with all speed, and 10,000 men were already armed with them.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
It was not safe to be out at night,” he said; “we had gold watches on us and money in our purses, and knives were sharp.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow

British Dictionary definitions for knives

knives

/ (naɪvz) /

noun

the plural of knife

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