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utility knife

utility knife noun: a cutting tool that has a thin interchangeable blade that (often) retracts or folds into the handle.

utility knife: a cutting tool that has a thin interchangeable blade that (often) retracts or folds into the handle
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Noun

utility knife (plural utility knives)

  1. A cutting tool that has a thin interchangeable blade that (often) retracts or folds into the handle.

utility knife meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

utility knife in Arabic

cutting tool
مِشْرَط mišraṭ

utility knife in Vietnamese

cutting tool
dao rọc giấy

Forms of utility knife

pluralutility knives

Questions about utility knife

What does utility knife mean?
Utility knife means a cutting tool that has a thin interchangeable blade that (often) retracts or folds into the handle.
What is utility knife in Arabic?
Utility knife in Arabic is مِشْرَط (mišraṭ). See Utility knife meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is utility knife?
Utility knife is a noun.
What is the plural of utility knife?
The plural of utility knife is utility knives.

Words near utility knife in the dictionary

  1. utility functions
  2. utility furniture
  3. utility graph
  4. utility graphs
  5. utility key
  6. utility knife
  7. utility knives
  8. utility man
  9. utility men
  10. utility model
  11. utility models

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