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blade

blade [ blayd ]


noun  (plural blades)
Definition:
 
1. cutting part: the flat sharp-edged cutting part of a tool or weapon

2. long thin flat part: a long thin flat part of some tools or machines, e.g. of a propeller

3. thin leaf: a long thin leaf, especially of grass

4. flat striking part: the flat striking part of something such as an oar or a golf club

5. domestic 
Same as  razor blade


6. part of ice skate: the metal part of an ice skate that glides on the ice

7. phonetics part of tongue: the flat upper part of the tongue just behind the tip

8. archaeology stone fragment: a parallel-sided stone flake that is at least twice as long as it is wide

9. arms sword: a sword ( literary )

10. dashing man: an energetic fun-loving man ( dated informal )



plural noun blades 
Definition:
 
skating in-line roller skates: in-line roller skates ( informal )



intransitive verb  (past and past participle blad·ed, present participle blad·ing, 3rd person present singular blades)
Definition:
 
skate on in-line roller skates: to skate on in-line roller skates ( informal )

[ Old English blæd< Germanic]

blad·ed adjective
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