utility knife
noun
any of various knives, often with a retractable, replaceable razorlike blade, used for a variety of cutting, scraping, or scoring work.
utility knives
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pluralof utility knife.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Do not use utility knives; they will scratch granite, while razor blades, used correctly, will not.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2018
Fritz went through everything from hammers and pliers to utility knives and power tools.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2016
It is a device thought to have been derived from a combination of straight razors and utility knives at some point in the 1920s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2015
Acts of kindness by employers, the reasoning goes, elicit more effort from their employees in return, hence the utility knives and picture frames.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2013
