a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts | the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge |
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard |
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement | flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water |
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations | the part of the skate that slides on the ice |
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships | a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) |
| a cut of beef from the shoulder blade |
| something long and thin resembling a blade of grass |
| a dashing young man |
| especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole |