| English | German | |
| blunt {adj} [e.g. knife, pencil] | 4185 stumpf [z. B. Messer, Bleistift] | |
| keen {adj} [perceptive, extreme, sharp] | 1738 scharf [Auge, Verstand, Konkurrenz, Messer etc.] | |
| dull {adj} [knife; colour, hair] | 1013 stumpf [Messer; Farbe, Haar] | |
| mycol. mushroom {adj} [attr.] [e.g. dish, sauce, knife, hunter, poisoning] | 85 Pilz- [z. B. Gericht, Sauce, Messer, Sammler, Vergiftung] | |
| edged {adj} | 67 scharf [Messer, Kritik, Satire etc.] | |
| gastr. table {adj} [attr.] [e.g. knife, water, mustard, music] | 48 Tafel- [Tisch-; z. B. Messer, Wasser, Senf, Musik] | |
| fruit {adj} [attr.] [e.g. cultivation, dealer, grower, knife] | 46 Obst- [z. B. Anbau, Händler, Bauer, Messer] | |
| sharpened {adj} {past-p} [knife etc.] | 41 geschliffen [geschärft (Messer etc.)] | |
| sb./sth. grinds | 14 jd./etw. schleift [Messer etc.] | |
| army-style {adj} [weapon, knife, gun, etc.] | Armee- [Waffe, Messer, Gewehr etc.] | |
| razor-sharp {adj} | haarscharf [Messer, Klinge etc.] | |
| knife-wielding {adj} [attr.] | messerschwingend [auch: Messer schwingend] | |
Verbs |
| to grind sth. [a knife etc.] | 1059 etw.Akk. schleifen [Messer etc.] | |
| to slice sth. | 542 etw.Akk. aufschneiden [mit Messer etc.] | |
| to thrust [with knife] | 302 stechen [mit Messer] | |
| to hone sth. [blade] | 197 etw.Akk. schleifen [Messer etc.] | |
| to shank sb. [prison slang] | 153 [jdn. mit einem selbstgemachten Messer erstechen] | |
| to erase | 80 radieren [mit Radiergummi od. Messer] | |
| to hack sth. finely [e.g. vegetables] | etw.Akk. schnippeln [ugs.] [mit einem Messer klein schneiden] | |
| to stab sb. to death | jdn. abstechen [derb] [mit einem Messer töten] | |
Nouns |
| weapons sheath | 324 Scheide {f} [v. Messer, Schwert] | |
| blade [of a knife, oar, propeller] | 226 Blatt {n} [v. Messer, Ruder, Propeller] | |
| edge [sharpness] [also fig.] | 125 Schärfe {f} [Messer etc.] [auch fig.] | |
| thrust | 84 Stich {m} [Messer-] | |
| point | 83 Spitze {f} [Kinn-, Messer-] | |
| tools weapons hilt | 64 Heft {n} [fachspr. od. geh.] [Griff von Dolch, Schwert od. Messer] | |
| sharpening [of knives] | 33 Schleifen {n} [Messer] | |
| handle | 14 Heft {n} [von Werkzeug, Messer] | |
| weapons point [of knife/sword] | 9 Ort {m} [Messer-/Schwertspitze] | |
| gastr. knork [portmanteau of knife and fork] | 6 [Kombination aus Messer und Gabel] | |
| stabbing spree | [Amoklauf mit einem Messer od. Ä.] | |
| gastr. tools sporf [a single eating utensil combining the properties of a spoon, fork, and knife] | [Löffel-Messer-Gabel-Kombinationsbesteck; alle Funktionen in einem Utensil] | |
| tools boner [knife] | Ausbeiner {m} [Messer] | |
| tools boner knife | Ausbeiner {m} [Messer] | |
| tools boning knife | Ausbeiner {m} [Messer] | |
| med. bistouri | Bistouri {n} [chirurgisches Messer mit einschlagbarer Klinge] | |
| weapons Bolo knife | Bolo {n} [Messer] | |
| tools box cutter | Cutter {m} [Messer] | |
| tools carpet knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] | |
| craft knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] | |
| Stanley® knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] | |
| stationery knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] | |
| utility knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] | |
| razor blade knife | Cutter {m} [Messer] | |
| weapons trench knife | Grabenmesser {n} [zweischneidiges Messer für den Nahkampf] | |
| grip end [e.g. knife] [also: grip-end] | Griffende {n} [z. B. Messer] | |
| tech. tools guillotine knife [cut off blade] | Guillotinemesser {n} [auch: Guillotine-Messer] | |
| hunting hunting dagger [a 20–30-inch (510–760 mm) long double-edged German stabbing hunting knife, used to kill deer and boar] | Hirschfänger {m} [Messer] | |
| tools weapons wooden knife | Holzmesser {n} [hölzernes Messer] | |
| bolster [knife] | Kropf {m} [Messer] | |
| gastr. neol. spife [portmanteau of a spoon and knife] | Möffel {m} [ugs.] [Löffel-Messer-Kombinationsbesteck] | |
| Okapi (knife) | Okapi {n} [Messer] | |
| gastr. sporf [neol.] [spoon, fork and knife in one] | Schneidgöffel {m} [Neol.] [regional] [Dreifachkombination aus Messer, Löffel und Gabel] | |
| tools ulu [Inuit knife] | Ulu {n} [Inuit-Messer] | |
2 Words: Others |
| holstered {adj} [pistol, knife, etc.] | im Holster [nachgestellt] [Pistole, Messer usw.] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to slash at sb./sth. [with a knife] | auf jdn./etw. losgehen [mit einem Messer] | |
| to stab at sb./sth. | nach jdm./etw. stechen [mit einem Messer] | |
| to have no edge [e.g. knife] | stumpf sein [z. B. Messer] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| Okapi (knife) | Okapi-Taschenmesser {n} [Okapi-Messer, Okapimesser] | |
3 Words: Others |
| at knifepoint {adv} [also: at knife point, at knife-point] | mit vorgehaltenem Messer [auch: bei vorgehaltenem Messer] | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| to thrust (sth.) into sb./sth. [knife etc.] | (etw.Akk.) in jdn./etw. stoßen / hineinstoßen [Messer etc.] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| tools serrated blade [knife] | Klinge {f} mit Wellenschliff [Messer] | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to wipe sth. clean on one's pants [Am.] | etw. an seiner Hose abwischen [z. B. Finger, Messer] | |