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blade

UK/bleɪd/ US/ˈbleɪd/ common informal slang us

noun

1.

especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

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2.

a dashing young man

  • “gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures”
3.

something long and thin resembling a blade of grass

  • “a blade of lint on his suit”
4.
5.

a cut of beef from the shoulder blade

6.

a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)

7.

the part of the skate that slides on the ice

8.

flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

Synonyms
9.

the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge

Origin

From Middle English blade, blad, from Old English blæd (“leaf”), from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-o-to-m, from *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, bloom”).

Phrases

  • blade connector
  • blade jumper
  • blade of grass
  • blade server
  • blade sharpener
  • brush blade
  • doctor blade
  • fan blade

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