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knife-rest

knife-rest is the alternative form of knife rest.

Meaning of knife rest

Noun

knife rest (plural knife rests)

  1. A piece of kitchenware for temporarily resting a knife on while it is not in use, and without touching the table.
  2. A portable defensive barrier consisting of a frame covered in barbed wire.

Forms of knife-rest

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Questions about knife-rest

What is knife-rest the alternative form of?
Knife-rest is the alternative form of knife rest.

Words near knife-rest in the dictionary

  1. knife-edge effect
  2. knife-edge effects
  3. knife-edges
  4. knife-handle
  5. knife-handles
  6. knife-rest
  7. knife-rests
  8. knife-twister
  9. knife-twisters
  10. knifeblade
  11. knifeblades

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