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Definition: Paring Knife |
Paring KnifeNoun1. A small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Paring KnifeSynonym: parer (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Sharpness | Wedge; knife edge, cutting edge; blade, edge tool, cutlery, knife, penknife, whittle, razor, razor blade, safety razor, straight razor, electric razor; scalpel; bistoury, lancet; plowshare, coulter, colter; hatchet, ax, pickax, mattock, pick, adze, gill; billhook, cleaver, cutter; scythe, sickle; scissors, shears, pruning shears, cutters, wire cutters, nail clipper, paper cutter; sword; (arms); bodkin; (perforator); belduque, bowie knife, paring knife; bushwhacker; drawing knife, drawing shave; microtome; chisel, screwdriver blade; flint blade; guillotine. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Paring Knife |
| Specialty definitions using "paring knife": potato-seed cutter ♦ SEED CUTTER. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Consumer Goods | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | There is a butcher block cutting board on a white tablecloth. On the table are peapods, purple cabbage, cherry tomatoes, watercress, carrots, cauliflower and radishes. On the cutting board is a red pepper and an orange paring knife. In front of the board is a grey and white plaid napkin. See also AV-3905. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. | |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
paring knife | 20 |
best paring knife | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "paring knife"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
German | schälmesser (parer, peeler). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Manx | skynn vaarey, skynn ghreasee, skynn ghaauin, baarey (bare, clip, cut, dress, poll, prune, shave). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aringpay ifeknay фруктовый нож. (various references) soyma bıçağı, meyve bıçağı, budama bıçağı (billhook, pruning knife). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-g-i-i-k-n-n-p-r" | |
-3 letters: arginine, firepink, franking, freaking, infringe, pranking, prinking, refining, reinking, repining, ripening. | |
-4 letters: aginner, earning, engrain, fairing, fearing, finking, finnier, firepan, garpike, ginnier, grannie, ingrain, kerfing, kerning, kingpin, kirning, knifing, narking, nearing, paiking, paining, pairing, pannier, parking, peaking, peining, perking, pfennig, pinking, raining, ranking, ranpike, reaping, reining. | |
-5 letters: airing, earing, fainer, faking, fanner, faring. | |
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