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TABLE KNIFE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A knife used for eating at dining table
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("table knife" is a kind of...):
cutlery; eating utensil (tableware implements for cutting and eating food)
knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "table knife"):
butter knife (a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter)
case knife (a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery)
fish knife (a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish)
steak knife (a sharp table knife used in eating steak)
