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    PAPERKNIFE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected form: paperknives  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of booksplay

    Synonyms:

    letter opener; paper knife; paperknife

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("paperknife" is a kind of...):

    knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)

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