blades

noun

plural of blade
1
as in swords
a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point dueled with blades rather than guns

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2
as in knives
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting used a small blade to cut the rope

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Recent Examples of blades In wider containers, those can sit just out of the blades’ reach. — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 The razors-and-blades model, but for drugs Doctors didn’t embrace the drug-device combination right away. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 Supply chain bottlenecks, and specifically SpaceX's efforts to make turbine vanes and blades in-house, may be another topic of discussion. — Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026 The force of the helicopter blades pummeled the water, whipping up spray and turbulence. — Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 The 1990 Tim Burton classic stars a youthful Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder — then still a celebrity couple — in the touching story of an artificial man with blades for hands. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Its compressor uses components known as blisks, in which the blades and central disk are manufactured as a single piece. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026 Add-ons include a handy ferro rod pendant for campers, a 20-piece bit set, and replacement graphite tips and blades. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026 Mowing crews that went from one customer’s yard to another spread the disease on their mower blades before it was discovered that that was a main means of transmission. — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blades
  1. swords
  2. knives
  3. cutters
Noun
  • Samurai Spirits was known for allowing characters to use weapons, such as swords, or battle without them.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Again, another smash cut around Middle-earth reveals new flying and burrowing creatures, a shot of the Balrog (voiced by Simon Pegg) and more people armed with swords fighting for their lives.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of swords
Noun
  • In practice, that means keeping prep tools like knives, cutting boards and mixing bowls together near one counter and storing cookware, oils and utensils close to the stove.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In the film, Carrie impales Margaret (Piper Laurie) with flying kitchen knives, crucified within a door frame, before perishing herself.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of knives
Noun
  • The 1970s marked a reinvigoration in quilting culture, with the introduction of specialty rulers and rotary cutters for use with modern patterns.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The 1,680-ton tunnel-boring machine unveiled Monday is nearly the length of two football fields and armed with cutters harder than diamonds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutters

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“Blades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blades. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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