Hypernyms for "knife"
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barong
bayonet
bolo
bolo knife
Bowie knife
bread knife
butcher knife
carving knife
case knife
chopper
cleaver
dagger
drawknife
drawshave
hunting knife
khukuri
letter opener
linoleum cutter
linoleum knife
machete
matchet
meat cleaver
panga
paper knife
paperknife
parang
parer
paring knife
pocket knife
pocketknife
poniard
pruning knife
sheath knife
shiv
slicer
sticker
surgical knife
table knife
trench knife
yataghan
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.