Definition of blades Blades

/blejˈdz/ - [bleydz] -

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  • blades (Noun)
    Plural of blade.

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  • blades, noun, plural of blade.

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Noun

Plural: blades

blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
  cutting implement a tool used for cutting or slicing
  ax, axe an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
  knife edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
  sword, steel, brand, blade a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
  spatula a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
  spatula a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
  pair of scissors, scissors a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move
  lawn mower, mower garden tool for mowing grass on lawns
  knife blade the blade of a knife
  knife edge, cutting edge the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife
blade - flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
  vane
  rotating mechanism a mechanism that rotates
  propeller, propellor a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
  helicopter, whirlybird, eggbeater, chopper an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
  aerogenerator, wind generator, windmill generator that extracts usable energy from winds
  turbine rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate
  oar an implement used to propel or steer a boat
  fan blade blade of a rotating fan
  impeller the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)
  paddle a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
blade - the part of the skate that slides on the ice
  runner fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
blade - a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
  anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
blade - a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
  cut of beef cut of meat from beef cattle
blade - something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit"
blade - a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"
blade - especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
  leaf blade
blade - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
  sword, brand, steel
  weapon system, weapon, arm any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
  backsword a sword with only one cutting edge
  blade the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
  broadsword a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
  cavalry sword, saber, sabre a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
  cutlas, cutlass a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
  falchion a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
  fencing sword a sword used in the sport of fencing
  foible the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
  forte the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
  haft, helve the handle of a weapon or tool
  hilt the handle of a sword or dagger
  rapier, tuck a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • blade (Noun)
    The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade.
  • blade (Noun)
    The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick , screwdriver, skate, etc.
  • blade (Noun)
    The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.
  • blade (Noun)
    The thin, flat part of a plant leaf, attached to a stem petiole. The lamina.
  • blade (Noun)
    A flat bone, especially the shoulder blade .
  • blade (Noun)
    A cut of beef from near the shoulder blade part of the chuck.
  • blade (Noun)
    The flat part of the tongue.
  • blade (Noun)
    A sword or knife.
  • blade (Noun)
    A piece of prepared, sharp-edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide; a long flake of ground-edge stone or knapped vitreous stone.
  • blade (Noun)
    A throw characterized by a tight parabolic trajectory due to a steep lateral attitude.
  • blade (Noun)
    The rudder, daggerboard, or centerboard of a vessel.
  • blade (Noun)
    A bulldozer or surface-grading machine with mechanically adjustable blade that is nominally perpendicular to the forward motion of the vehicle.
  • blade (Noun)
    A dashing young man.
  • blade (Noun)
    A homosexual, usually male.
  • blade (Noun)
    Thin plate, foil.
  • blade (Verb)
    To skate on rollerblades.
  • blade (Verb)
    To furnish with a blade.
  • blade (Verb)
    To put forth or have a blade.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • blade (n.)
    Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses.
  • blade (n.)
    The cutting part of an instrument; as, the blade of a knife or a sword.
  • blade (n.)
    The broad part of an oar; also, one of the projecting arms of a screw propeller.
  • blade (n.)
    The scapula or shoulder blade.
  • blade (n.)
    The principal rafters of a roof.
  • blade (n.)
    The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.
  • blade (n.)
    A sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless, fellow; -- a word of somewhat indefinite meaning.
  • blade (v. t.)
    To furnish with a blade.
  • blade (v. i.)
    To put forth or have a blade.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • blade
    The flat, sharp-edged part of a tool.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • blade
    blād, n. the leaf or flat part of grass or corn: the cutting part of a knife, sword, &c.: the flat part of an oar: a dashing fellow.—n. Blade′bone, the flat bone at the back of the shoulder: the scapula.—adj. Blad′ed. [A.S. blæd; Ice. blad, Ger. blatt.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • blade
    See the article OAR.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A blade is the flat, sharp part of a tool or weapon used to cut or stab, such as a knife or sword. Blades most times have handles. Blades can be used to stab, cut, or separate things. It can also be the top part of grass or the leaf of a plant.

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