knife vs linoleum knife

linoleum knife vs knife

knife and linoleum knife both are nouns.

knife is a verb but linoleum knife is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knife	Yes	No	Yes	No
linoleum knife	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, linoleum knife is a hyponym of knife; that is, linoleum knife is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than knife:

knife: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
linoleum knife: a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum

Other hyponyms of knife include barong, bolo, bolo knife, Bowie knife, bread knife, butcher knife, carving knife, case knife, sheath knife, drawknife, drawshave, hunting knife, letter opener, paper knife, paperknife, linoleum cutter, parang, parer, paring knife, pocket knife, pocketknife, pruning knife, slicer, surgical knife, table knife, gardening knife, chopper knife, chopping knife.

knife (noun)	linoleum knife (noun)
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle	a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
any long thin projection that is transient

knife (verb)	linoleum knife (verb)
use a knife on

Difference between knife and linoleum knife

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