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knives

noun as in tableware

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Bill, full name William Poole, was a real life butcher, skilled with knives and raised in the art of street fighting.

Men with knives had abducted members of a group sent there to spread awareness about the disease.

An angry mob brandishing machetes, stones, and knives lashed out.

At one point, my friends and I crept to my car with four giant kitchen knives in hand.

Some had knives pressed against their throats for what seemed like an hour.

Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.

All our people were well mounted, and armed with rifles, pistols, and bowie-knives.

Then with the aid of rattan nooses they drew it up on the shore, and with their sharp knives proceeded to strip away the skin.

In every smithy and factory bowie-knives were being forged with all speed, and 10,000 men were already armed with them.

It was not safe to be out at night,” he said; “we had gold watches on us and money in our purses, and knives were sharp.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to knives, such as: glassware, silverware, dishes, forks, glasses, and spoons.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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