knife vs paperknife

paperknife vs knife

knife and paperknife both are nouns.

knife is a verb but paperknife is not a verb.

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

As nouns, paperknife is a hyponym of knife; that is, paperknife 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
paperknife: 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, paper knife, 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)	paperknife (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)	paperknife (verb)
use a knife on

Difference between knife and paperknife

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