blade en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- blād
- /bleɪd/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Germanic *bladą Proto-West Germanic *blad Old English blæd Middle English bladder. Middle English blade English blade From Middle English blade, blad, from Old English blæd (“leaf”), from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-o-to-m, from *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, bloom”). Cognate with West Frisian bled, German Blatt, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish blad, Faroese and Icelandic blað, Irish bláth (“flower”), Welsh blodyn (“flower”), Tocharian A pält, Tocharian B pilta (“leaf”), Albanian fletë (“leaf”). Similar usage in German Sägeblatt (“saw blade”, literally “saw leaf”). Doublet of blat. More at blow.
Meanings
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The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
Sword. — The blade is straight, tapers gradually, is 32 9/16 inches long from shoulder to point, and is fullered on both sides, commencing 2 inches from the shoulder, to about 17 inches from the point, to a thickness of ·035 inch.
1904, Great Britain. War Office, Dress Regulations for the Officers of the Army (including the Militia): 1904, page 100:
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(metonymically) The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts. ▸ A sword or knife.
Paul: Give the Harkonnen a blade and let him stand forth. Shaddam IV: If Feyd wishes, he can meet you with my blade in his hand.
1984, 2:08:29 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), →OCLC:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts. ▸ Ellipsis of razor blade.
alt of razor blade
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The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.
Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.
2013 July-August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist:
- The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.
- The thin, flat part of a plant leaf, attached to a stem (petiole).
- A flat bone, especially the shoulder blade.
- A cut of beef from near the shoulder blade (part of the chuck).
- The part of the tongue just behind the tip, used to make laminal consonants.
- A piece of prepared, sharp-edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide; a long flake of ground-edge stone or knapped vitreous stone.
- (qualifier:ultimate frisbee) A throw characterized by a tight parabolic trajectory due to a steep lateral attitude.
- The rudder, daggerboard, or centerboard of a vessel.
- A bulldozer or surface-grading machine with mechanically adjustable blade that is nominally perpendicular to the forward motion of the vehicle.
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(dated) A dashing young man.
Vice does not thrive here, because the young blades seek it elsewhere.
1948, Jack Lait, Lee Mortimer, New York: Confidential!, Crown, published 1951, page 94:But very often blust'ring blades / Are Jerry Sneaks at home.
1832, The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth, page 189:Young blades were expected to kick over the traces and skirt disaster, before they graduated to matrimonial housekeeping.
2009, Amanda Vickery, Behind Closed Doors, Yale University Press, page 77:He saw a Turnkey in a trice / Unfetter a troublesome blade;
1834 [1799], Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, “The Devil's Thoughts”, in The Poetical Works of S. T. Coleridge, volume II, London: W. Pickering, page 85:
- (US, slang) A homosexual, usually male.
- (US, slang) An area of a city which is commonly known for prostitution.
- Thin plate, foil.
- One of a series of small plates that make up the aperture or the shutter of a camera.
- (in-plural) The principal rafters of a roof.
- The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of blade server.
alt of blade server
- Synonym of knifeblade.
- An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.)
- The part of a key that is inserted into the lock.
- (informal) An artificial foot used by amputee athletes, shaped like an upside-down question mark.
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A cleat on a shoe, particularly one that is longer and thinner than a stud.
They were 'Adidas Flanker' rugby shoes with six front and two heel studs; 'Puma King Pro' with four front and two heel studs; two 'Blades' boots, namely 'Mudrunner', with six front blades and four-crossed heel blades[…]
2013 December 19, Aron Murphy, Thomas Reilly, Warwick Spinks, Science and Football IV, Routledge, →ISBN, page 5:
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A football boot equipped with blade-type cleats.
Bruce Barry, principal lecturer in biomechanics at the institute, says: "I was very sceptical at first, but when I tested them, there was no doubt about it - you could see the players were faster in blades."
1994, New Scientist:
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(uncountable) The quality of singing with a pure, resonant sound; especially of a countertenor.
He wasn’t loud, but his voice had lots of blade.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
blade jumper · leaf spring · bow · bladerunner
Deriveds
bladejob · brush blade · blucket · microblading · axeblade · blade server · interblade · blisk · razorblade · shoulderblade · oyster blade · vibroblade · bladework · razor blade · doctor blade · nanoblade · flat-blade screwdriver · blade sharpener · shortblade · oyster blade steak · blade jumper · reblade · shoulder blade · bladepoint · bladebone · healing blade · snowblade · sawblade · bladesmith · razor-blade · blade-out · bladebreaker · bladesmithing · microblade · bladerunner · bladeless · fan blade · bladelike · warblade · lockblade · blade connector · multiblade · oar blade · switchblade · sideblade · bladelet · blade of grass · twayblade · shoulder-blade · gay blade · twiblade · bladewise · rollerblade
Holonyms
Synonyms
Translations (237)
es lámina (one of a series of small plates that make up the aperture or the shutter of a camera) · ca àlep (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · tl panid (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · br lavnenn (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · nl blad (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · lv lāpstiņa (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · pt limbo (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · sah бии (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · sa धारा (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · mrw garangan (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ko 잎사귀 (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · bg лопа́тка (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · es brinza (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) · grc σπάθη (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · txb pilta (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ru кинжа́л (a weapon such as a dagger) · uk ле́зво (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ga brobh (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) · fa تیغه (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · nl blad (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · hi ब्लेड (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · sq teh (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · alt мис (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · fi terä (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · el παλάμη (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · sl rezilo (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pl ostrze (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pl karkówka (cut of beef) · sh sȅčīvo (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · arz نصلة (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · et tera (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · da klinge (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · cy cledd (a weapon such as a dagger) · ro lamă (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · hu penge (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · lt ašmenys (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · rm lama (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · tl talim (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · nb blad (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · cs čepel (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · da blad (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ota قناد (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · sh о̀штрица (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · sh vlȃt (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · pt folha (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) · sh резало (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pl łopata (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · rm nezza (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · be лязо́ (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · is blað (a weapon such as a dagger) · lo ໃບ (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ga seamaide (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) · mwl bela (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · izh terä (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · enm blad (a weapon such as a dagger) · nb blad (a weapon such as a dagger) · dlg бии (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · mk сечило (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · rm luozza (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · id punuk (cut of beef) · az tiyə (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · el πτερύγιο (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · sv blad (a weapon such as a dagger) · ja 刃 (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · fa تیغ (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ru крыло́ (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · ga lann (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · rm neza (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · sc frama (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · km ផ្លែ (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · es hoja (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · nl blad (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · el φύλλο (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · it lama (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ota قناد (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · es cuchilla (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · it lamina (thin plate, foil) · fr lame (a weapon such as a dagger) · pt lâmina (a weapon such as a dagger) · la lamina (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · hy բերան (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pt pá (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · is sverð (a weapon such as a dagger) · nl lemmet (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · cy blew (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) · pl końcówka (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · cmn 刀 (a weapon such as a dagger) · sv blad (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · nb blad (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · pl łopatka (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · es pala (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · lo ມີດ (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · sq thika (a weapon such as a dagger) · nb blad (thin plate, foil) · es hoja (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · es hoja (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · ja ブレード (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · fi lapa (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · th ใบ (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · bg перо́ (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · zu ikhasi (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · ru клино́к (a weapon such as a dagger) · ia lamina (thin plate, foil) · it pala (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · nl folie (thin plate, foil) · hi पत्ती (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · es aleta (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · is blað (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · is egg (thin plate, foil) · xsv asmōj (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · rm nizza (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ka პირი (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pt lâmina (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · izh terä (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pl źdźbło (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) · es brizna (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) · fo blað (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ru ле́звие (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · cs lopatka (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · lv asmens (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · nb blad (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · ru перо́ (a weapon such as a dagger) · pl skrzydło (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · id bilah (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · sh òštrica (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · hu lamella (one of a series of small plates that make up the aperture or the shutter of a camera) · vec lama (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pt pá (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · ka ღერო (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · sq fletë (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · mn ир (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · gld дее (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · sv blad (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · uk ле́зо (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pt gume (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · my အရွက် (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · pl ostrze (a weapon such as a dagger) · es limbo (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · tsg sulab (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · cy llafn (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · gur bilete (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pl pióro (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · sh rezalo (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · eo klingo (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ga scafaire (dashing young man) · es espada (a weapon such as a dagger) · es paleta (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · ia lamina (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · is egg (a weapon such as a dagger) · th มีด (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · es aspa (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · pl łopatka (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · sc fógiu (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · de Blatt (thin plate, foil) · hy շեղբ (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ru трави́нка (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · mi whā (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · id sudu (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · es pala (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · de Grashalm (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) · rm loma (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · de Klinge (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ko 날 (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ko 잎 (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · ru нож (a weapon such as a dagger) · enm blad (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · fa تیغ (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · is blað (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · nn blad (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · fr lame (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · id bilah (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · gl pena (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · uz tigʻ (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · fur lame (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ky миз (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · nb klinge (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ms bilah (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · eo akraĵo (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · nn klinge (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · mrw silab (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · hy սայր (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ckb دەم (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · el λεπίδα (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · nl kling (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ga seamaide (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · sh се̏чӣво (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pt fio (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · es álabe (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · ltg esmiņs (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · sh вла̑т (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · ca fulla (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · is egg (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pl źdźbło (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · ta பிளேடு (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · nv bigaan (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · tr ağız (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pl łopata (windturbine) (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · ar نَصْل (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pt lâmina (thin plate, foil) · uk трави́нка (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · it filo (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · cmn 刀身 (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · mr धार (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pl płoza (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · he לַהַב (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · nl plaat (thin plate, foil) · txb yepe (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · rsk оштре (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ru ло́пасть (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · ga lann (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · lt geležtė (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ga sifín (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) · es lámina (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · ar نَصْل (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) · hy ցողուն (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · lv ģelzis (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ar شَفْرَة (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · cy cledd (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · fi lehtilapa (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · bg острие́ (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · cmn 葉片 /叶片 (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · vi lưỡi (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · ru ло́пасть (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · my ဓားပြား (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · pt aleta (flat, functional end of a tool or utensil, such as a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, or skate) · gl folla (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · gl coitela (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · fr brin (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) · ru лист (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · cmn 刃 (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · de Klinge (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · cmn 刀片 (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · es lámina (thin plate, foil) · he טָרָף (the flat part of a leaf or petal) · sk čepeľ (typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool) · es cuchillo (a weapon such as a dagger) · de Turbinenschaufel (airfoil in windmills and windturbines)