 | English | German  |  |
 | blunt {adj} [e.g. knife, pencil] | 3832 stumpf [z. B. Messer, Bleistift] |  |
 | keen {adj} [perceptive, extreme, sharp] | 1659 scharf [Auge, Verstand, Konkurrenz, Messer etc.] |  |
 | dull {adj} [knife; colour, hair] | 919 stumpf [Messer; Farbe, Haar] |  |
 | mycol. mushroom {adj} [attr.] [e.g. dish, sauce, knife, hunter, poisoning] | 74 Pilz- [z. B. Gericht, Sauce, Messer, Sammler, Vergiftung] |  |
 | edged {adj} | 65 scharf [Messer, Kritik, Satire etc.] |  |
 | gastr. table {adj} [attr.] [e.g. knife, water, mustard, music] | 35 Tafel- [Tisch-; z. B. Messer, Wasser, Senf, Musik] |  |
 | sharpened {adj} {past-p} [knife etc.] | 24 geschliffen [geschärft (Messer etc.)] |  |
 | fruit {adj} [attr.] [e.g. cultivation, dealer, grower, knife] | 18 Obst- [z. B. Anbau, Händler, Bauer, Messer] |  |
 | sb./sth. grinds | 12 jd./etw. schleift [Messer etc.] |  |
 | army-style {adj} [weapon, knife, gun, etc.] | Armee- [Waffe, Messer, Gewehr etc.] |  |
 | knife-wielding {adj} [attr.] | messerschwingend [auch: Messer schwingend] |  |
Verbs |
 | to grind [a knife etc.] | 948 schleifen [Messer etc.] |  |
 | to slice sth. | 531 etw. aufschneiden [mit Messer etc.] |  |
 | to hack | 273 schnippeln [mit Messer] |  |
 | to thrust [with knife] | 266 stechen [mit Messer] |  |
 | to hone sth. [blade] | 164 etw.Akk. schleifen [Messer etc.] |  |
 | to shank sb. [prison slang] | 117 [jdn. mit einem selbstgemachten Messer erstechen] |  |
 | to erase | 63 radieren [mit Radiergummi od. Messer] |  |
 | to stab sb. to death | jdn. abstechen [derb] [mit einem Messer töten] |  |
Nouns |
 | weapons sheath | 287 Scheide {f} [v. Messer, Schwert] |  |
 | blade [of a knife, oar, propeller] | 209 Blatt {n} [v. Messer, Ruder, Propeller] |  |
 | edge [sharpness] [also fig.] | 113 Schärfe {f} [Messer etc.] [auch fig.] |  |
 | thrust | 79 Stich {m} [Messer-] |  |
 | point | 75 Spitze {f} [Kinn-, Messer-] |  |
 | sharpening [of knives] | 30 Schleifen {n} [Messer] |  |
 | handle | 13 Heft {n} [von Werkzeug, Messer] |  |
 | weapons point [of knife/sword] | 8 Ort {m} [Messer-/Schwertspitze] |  |
 | gastr. knork [portmanteau of knife and fork] | 6 [Kombination aus Messer und Gabel] |  |
 | stabbing spree | [Amoklauf mit einem Messer od. Ä.] |  |
 | gastr. tools sporf [a single eating utensil combining the properties of a spoon, fork, and knife] | [Löffel-Messer-Gabel-Kombinationsbesteck; alle Funktionen in einem Utensil] |  |
 | tools boner [knife] | Ausbeiner {m} [Messer] |  |
 | tools boner knife | Ausbeiner {m} [Messer] |  |
 | tools boning knife | Ausbeiner {m} [Messer] |  |
 | med. bistouri | Bistouri {n} [chirurgisches Messer mit einschlagbarer Klinge] |  |
 | weapons Bolo knife | Bolo {n} [Messer] |  |
 | box cutter | Cutter {m} [Messer] |  |
 | tools carpet knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] |  |
 | craft knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] |  |
 | Stanley® knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] |  |
 | stationery knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] |  |
 | utility knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] |  |
 | razor blade knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] |  |
 | weapons trench knife | Grabenmesser {n} [zweischneidiges Messer für den Nahkampf] |  |
 | grip end [e.g. knife] [also: grip-end] | Griffende {n} [z. B. Messer] |  |
 | tech. tools guillotine knife [cut off blade] | Guillotinemesser {n} [auch: Guillotine-Messer] |  |
 | razor-sharp | haarscharf [Messer, Klinge etc.] |  |
 | hunting hunting dagger [a 20–30-inch (510–760 mm) long double-edged German stabbing hunting knife, used to kill deer and boar] | Hirschfänger {m} [Messer] |  |
 | tools weapons wooden knife | Holzmesser {n} [hölzernes Messer] |  |
 | bolster [knife] | Kropf {m} [Messer] |  |
 | gastr. neol. spife [portmanteau of a spoon and knife] | Möffel {m} [ugs.] [Löffel-Messer-Kombinationsbesteck] |  |
 | Okapi (knife) | Okapi {n} [Messer] |  |
 | gastr. sporf [neol.] [spoon, fork and knife in one] | Schneidgöffel {m} [Neol.] [regional] [Dreifachkombination aus Messer, Löffel und Gabel] |  |
 | tools ulu [Inuit knife] | Ulu {n} [Inuit-Messer] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | holstered {adj} [pistol, knife, etc.] | im Holster [nachgestellt] [Pistole, Messer usw.] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to slash at sb./sth. [with a knife] | auf jdn./etw. losgehen [mit einem Messer] |  |
 | to stab at sb./sth. | nach jdm./etw. stechen [mit einem Messer] |  |
 | to have no edge [e.g. knife] | stumpf sein [z. B. Messer] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | Okapi (knife) | Okapi-Taschenmesser {n} [Okapi-Messer, Okapimesser] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | at knifepoint {adv} [also: at knife point, at knife-point] | mit vorgehaltenem Messer [auch: bei vorgehaltenem Messer] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to thrust (sth.) into sb./sth. [knife etc.] | (etw.Akk.) in jdn./etw. stoßen / hineinstoßen [Messer etc.] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | tools serrated blade [knife] | Klinge {f} mit Wellenschliff [Messer] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to wipe sth. clean on one's pants [Am.] | etw. an seiner Hose abwischen [z. B. Finger, Messer] |  |
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