Plural of knife
irregular plural
The plural of knife is knives.
Forms of knife
| Singular | knife /ˈnaɪ̯f/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | knives /naɪvz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Knives in a sentence
- I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.From the entry sharp
- Do not bother buying crummy knives if you are serious about cooking.From the entry crummy
- Do not settle for shoddy knives if you are serious about cooking.From the entry shoddy
- Do not settle for shoddy quality in your kitchen knives.From the entry shoddy
- Put things where you will use them: sponges next to the sink, knives next to the cutting board, and so on.From the entry and so on
Meaning of knife
- noun A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
- noun A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.
- noun Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.
Nouns ending in -fe: plural -ves
Questions about the plural of knife
- What is the plural of knife?
- The plural of knife is knives.
- Is knife countable?
- Knife is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: knife (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Plural of knife.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/plural/knife. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.