blade
Noun: 1. The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a tool or weapon: This is the primary meaning, referring to the metal or hard material part designed for cutting, such as on a knife, sword, or razor. 2. A broad, flat part or surface that rotates or pushes: This refers to parts like the propeller of a ship, the rotor of a helicopter, or the paddle of an oar. 3. A long, thin, flat piece or object: This describes anything resembling the shape of a blade, such as a blade of grass, a blade of light, or a piece of lint. 4. A dashing or lively young man (archaic or literary): An old-fashioned term for a stylish, often boastful young man. 5. (Botany) The broad, flat part of a leaf: The expanded, typically green portion of a leaf, as distinct from its stalk (petiole).
- Cutting Part:
- The blade of the knife was incredibly sharp.
- He carefully replaced the blade in his safety razor.
- Rotating Part:
- The helicopter's rotor blades created a strong downdraft.
- Each blade of the wind turbine is over 50 meters long.
- Thin, Flat Object:
- A single blade of grass poked through the crack in the pavement.
- There wasn't a blade of evidence to support his claim.
- Young Man (Archaic):
- The novel's hero was a dashing blade, popular with everyone in town.
- "On the blade of": At the very edge or forefront of something.
- They were living on the blade of poverty.
- "To put to the blade" (archaic): To execute with a sword.
- The captured soldiers were put to the blade.
- Bladed (adj): Having a blade or blades.
- Bladebone (n): An older term for the shoulder blade (scapula).
- Blader (n): Someone who uses rollerblades or in-line skates.
- Blade Runner: A title from science fiction, not a direct variant but a famous usage of the word.
- Edge: The sharp side of a blade.
- Cutter: A tool or machine with a blade.
- Propeller / Rotor: For the rotating type.
- Leaf / Frond: For the botanical or grass type.
- Dandy / Fop: For the "young man" meaning (with similar archaic connotations).
- Blade shear: A type of cutting tool.
- Blade server: A type of computer server housed in a thin, modular chassis.
- Shoulder blade: The flat bone in the shoulder (scapula).
- Razor blade: A small, flat piece of metal with a sharp edge used in shaving.
- Blade of grass: A single leaf of grass.
- To be a blade: To be a stylish, rakish man (archaic).
- The blade follows the hilt: A proverb meaning consequences inevitably follow actions.
- the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
- flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
- the part of the skate that slides on the ice
- a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
- a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
- a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
- something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
- a blade of lint on his suit
- a dashing young man
- gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures
- especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole