bread knifenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbred ˌnaɪf/us/ˈbred ˌnaɪf/a long, sharp knife that has a row of sharp points along one edge, and is used to cut bread
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cutlery
- canteen
- cheese knife
- chopstick
- cutlery
- dessertspoon
- fish knife
- flatware
- fork
- place setting
- server
- serving
- setting
- silverware
- soup spoon
- spoon
- steak knife
- tablespoon
- tableware
- teaspoon
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Kitchen utensils
Examples from literature
- When Phil saw him standing there the foreman for a moment said nothing, but, with the bread knife in one hand and one of Stella's good loaves in the other, stared at him in blank surprise.
- With a bread knife Miss Martha made a deep slash in each of the stale loaves, inserted a generous quantity of butter, and pressed the loaves tight again.