blades

Meanings

Noun

• especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
• a dashing young man
  • "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"
• something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
• a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
• a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
• a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
• the part of the skate that slides on the ice
• flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
• the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
• plural of blade

Verb

• third-person singular simple present indicative of blade

Synonyms

blade, brand, leaf blade, steel, sword, vane