blade
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- n especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
- n a dashing young man
gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures - n something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
a blade of lint on his suit - n a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
- n a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
- n a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
- n the part of the skate that slides on the ice
- n flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
- n the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
- Cornering the market for the new blade steel is typical of Sweden, which has become a steel power even though its output3,600,000 tons last yearis barely 1% of the world .
- The cold steel blade, sandwiched between two upright wooden shafts, is quietly carted into the prison's exercise yard before dawn.
- This table saw comes equipped with new sensor technology that can tell when the blade comes in contact with soft human flesh.