bladenoun [ C ]
uk/bleɪd/us/bleɪd/blade noun [ C ] (FLAT PART)
B2 the flat part on a knife or similar tool or weapon, with a very thin edge used for cutting:
a sword with a steel blade
a packet of razor blades
a wide, flat part on a tool or machine, used to push back water or air:
a propeller blade
windscreen wiper blades
used in the names of other objects that are flat, thin, and sometimes long, like a blade
a long, narrow leaf of grass or a similar plant:
a blade of grass
the metal part on the bottom of an ice skate
specialized sports a curved device that a person who has lost part of a leg can attach to their body where the leg was, in order to be able to walk or run, for example in a race :
The blades, made from lightweight carbon fibre, store kinetic energy in a similar fashion to a spring and allow the athlete to run and jump.
See also
shoulder blade
More examples
- a double-edged blade
- a scissor blade
- a knife with a sharp blade.
- He screamed as the blade sliced into his leg.
- I saw the blade of an open knife shine in his hand in the torchlight.
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Tools
- adze
- Allen key
- anvil
- auger
- awl
- axe
- excavator
- grindstone
- guillotine
- hacksaw
- hatchet
- hot-air gun
- mallet
- plunger
- sander
- sandpaper
- scissor
- scissors
- scraper
- vane
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Tools in general
blade noun [ C ] (MAN)
old use an attractive and confident young man:
a dashing young blade