knife vs paper knife

paper knife vs knife

knife and paper knife both are nouns.

knife is a verb but paper knife is not a verb.

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

As nouns, paper knife is a hyponym of knife; that is, paper 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
paper knife: dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books

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, paperknife, linoleum cutter, linoleum knife, parang, parer, paring knife, pocket knife, pocketknife, pruning knife, slicer, surgical knife, table knife, gardening knife, chopper knife, chopping knife.

knife (noun)	paper knife (noun)
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle	dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
any long thin projection that is transient

knife (verb)	paper knife (verb)
use a knife on

Difference between knife and paper knife

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