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knife vs surgical knife

surgical knife vs knife

knife and surgical knife both are nouns.

knife is a verb but surgical knife is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knife Yes No Yes No
surgical knife Yes No No No
As nouns, surgical knife is a hyponym of knife; that is, surgical 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
  • surgical knife: a very sharp knife used in surgery
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, linoleum knife, parang, parer, paring knife, pocket knife, pocketknife, pruning knife, slicer, table knife, gardening knife, chopper knife, chopping knife.
knife (noun) surgical knife (noun)
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle a very sharp knife used in surgery
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
any long thin projection that is transient
knife (verb) surgical knife (verb)
use a knife on
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