Visual meaning of 'blades'? - learn with images, example in daily life

noun

The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade/sword.

"The chef sharpened the blades of his knives before starting to prepare dinner. "

weapon utensil

Visual illustration of blades: The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc. - Image 1

blades: The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc. - Thumbnail 1

noun

The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc.

"The hockey player sharpened the blades of his skates before the big game. "

part utensil sport technical machine

noun

The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.

"The gardener carefully trimmed the blades of grass to create a smooth, even lawn. "

plant biology nature

noun

The thin, flat part of a plant leaf, attached to a stem (petiole). The lamina.

"The blades of the tulip leaves were broad and smooth. "

plant biology nature part

noun

A flat bone, especially the shoulder blade.

"The doctor examined the patient's blades carefully after the fall, checking for any fractures. "

anatomy body physiology organ part

noun

A cut of beef from near the shoulder blade (part of the chuck).

"The butcher recommended blades for stewing because they are flavorful and tender when cooked slowly. "

food part animal

noun

The part of the tongue just behind the tip, used to make laminal consonants.

"The phonetics student learned to feel the difference in tongue position, especially how the blades of their tongues touched their alveolar ridges when pronouncing "t" and "d." "

phonetics linguistics language anatomy body physiology part

noun

A sword or knife.

"The chef kept his blades sharp for preparing the vegetables. "

weapon utensil

Visual illustration of blades: A piece of prepared, sharp-edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide; a long flake of ground-edge stone or knapped vitreous stone.

noun

A piece of prepared, sharp-edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide; a long flake of ground-edge stone or knapped vitreous stone.

"Archaeologists carefully excavated the site, hoping to find ancient blades used for cutting meat or scraping animal hides. "

archaeology weapon material item

noun

(ultimate frisbee) A throw characterized by a tight parabolic trajectory due to a steep lateral attitude.

"During the ultimate frisbee game, Sarah surprised everyone with several impressive blades, curving the disc sharply around the defender. "

sport attitude action direction

noun

The rudder, daggerboard, or centerboard of a vessel.

"The sailboat's blades helped the captain steer accurately through the waves. "

nautical sailing vehicle part

Visual illustration of blades: A bulldozer or surface-grading machine with mechanically adjustable blade that is nominally perpendicular to the forward motion of the vehicle.

noun

A bulldozer or surface-grading machine with mechanically adjustable blade that is nominally perpendicular to the forward motion of the vehicle.

"The construction worker carefully adjusted the blades of the bulldozer to level the ground for the new parking lot. "

machine vehicle agriculture industry technology

noun

A dashing young man.

"Seeing those young blades in their tailored suits enter the restaurant, all heads turned. "

person style human

noun

A homosexual, usually male.

person human sex

noun

Thin plate, foil.

"The ceiling fan has three blades that spin to cool the room. "

material part

noun

One of a series of small plates that make up the aperture or the shutter of a camera.

"The photographer adjusted the camera, carefully setting the aperture by controlling the movement of the blades. "

technology electronics device machine part

noun

(in the plural) The principal rafters of a roof.

"The carpenter carefully inspected the blades supporting the roof of the old barn. "

architecture building structure part

Visual illustration of blades: The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.

noun

The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.

"The artisan carefully worked on the intricate carvings on the sea turtle's blades. "

animal body part material biology

noun

Airfoil in windmills and windturbines.

"The wind turned the large blades of the wind turbine, generating electricity for the town. "

energy machine technology environment part science

noun

A blade server.

"The company replaced its old tower servers with energy-efficient blades to save space in the data center. "

technology computing electronics machine internet system device

Visual illustration of blades: An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.)

noun

An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.)

"While visualizing higher-dimensional geometric algebra is difficult, imagine a simple plane; in that context, a 2-blade represents the oriented area of a parallelogram. "

math physics technical

noun

The part of a key that is inserted into the lock.

"The security guard checked that the blades of all the master keys were clean before placing them on the hook. "

part item device

verb

To skate on rollerblades.

"Want to go blading with me later in the park?"

sport entertainment action

verb

To furnish with a blade.

"The carpenter bladed the new saw with a sharp, strong blade. "

utensil

Visual illustration of blades: To put forth or have a blade. - Image 1

blades: To put forth or have a blade. - Thumbnail 1

verb

To put forth or have a blade.

"The wheat is starting to blade in the field after the spring rain. "

plant biology nature

verb

To stab with a blade

"The gang member got bladed in a fight."

weapon action

verb

To cut (a person) so as to provoke bleeding.

"The bully threatened to blade the kid who reported him to the principal. "

body action weapon inhuman

noun

A kind of piton used in thin cracks.

"The climber carefully hammered the blades into the narrow crack in the rock face, hoping they would hold his weight. "

sport technical