 | English  | German |  |
 | bot. leaf {adj} [attr.] [e.g. apex, axis, base, blade, bud, damage] | 38 Blatt- [z. B. Spitze, Achse, Grund, Spreite, Knospe, Schaden] |  |
 | sb. stropped [razor blade] | jd. zog ab [Rasiermesser] |  |
 | sb. strops [razor blade] | jd. zieht ab [Rasiermesser] |  |
Verbs |
 | to hone sth. [blade] | 200 etw.Akk. schleifen [Messer etc.] |  |
 | to dull [blade] | stumpf machen |  |
 | to edge [sharpen, e.g. knife, blade] | scharf machen [schärfen] |  |
Nouns |
 | gastr. tools chopper [with a curved blade] | 37 Wiegemesser {n} |  |
 | ox [prison sl.] [razor blade] | 30 Rasierklinge {f} |  |
 | blade [sword, knife blade] | 13 Stahl {m} [veraltet, literarisch: Schwert; Messerklinge] |  |
 | flat [of blade] | flache Seite {f} [einer Klinge] |  |
 | anat. omoplate [archaic] [Scapula] [shoulder blade] | Schulterblatt {n} |  |
 | tools penknife [with wooden handle and one blade] | Feitel {m} [österr.] [bayer.] [Taschenmesser mit Holzgriff und einer Klinge] |  |
 | med. MedTech. vulsellum [surgical forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade] | Hakenzange {f} [Vulsellum] |  |
2 Words |
 | if sb. strops [razor blade] | wenn jd. abzieht [Rasiermesser] |  |
 | when sb. stropped [razor blade] | als jd. abzog [Rasiermesser] |  |
 | tech. tools guillotine knife [cut off blade] | Guillotinemesser {n} [auch: Guillotine-Messer] |  |
 | tools gullet (area) [of a saw blade] | Zahnlücke {f} [eines Sägeblattes] |  |
 | inflow side [blade] | Anströmseite {f} [Schaufel-] |  |
 | inner side [of the scissors blade] | Hohle {f} [Blattinnenseite der Schere] |  |
 | tools pen knife [a small knife with a folding blade] | Federmesser {n} [ursprünglich für das Anspitzen von Federkielen] |  |
 | anat. med. VetMed. plate-bone [less frequent than: shoulder blade, scapula, bladebone] | Schulterblatt {n} |  |
3 Words |
 | to be razor-sharp [sharp as a razor (blade)] | wie Gift schneiden [ugs.] [scharf wie eine Rasierklinge sein] |  |
 | pair of scales [thin shell pieces placed on sides of small knife blade] | Schalenpaar {n} [Messerschalen, bes. für Taschenmesser] |  |
 | tools snap-off blade [coll.] [segmented blade] | Abbrechklinge {f} [z. B. bei einem Cuttermesser] |  |
4 Words |
 | in the hollow grind {adv} [on the inner side of the lower shear blade] | im Hohlen [bes. Schere] |  |
5+ Words |
 | ability to hold an edge [of a blade] | Schnitthaltigkeit {f} |  |