knife rest

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyf rest]
- /naɪf rɛst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyf rest]
- /naɪf rɛst/

Definitions of knife rest words

noun knife rest something upon which to rest a knife when it is not being used. 1
noun knife rest Military. a metal or wood frame strung with barbed wire for use as a movable road barrier or underwater beach obstacle. 1
noun knife rest A piece of kitchenware for resting a used knife without touching the table. 0

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Origin of knife rest

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Knife rest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Knife rest

knife rest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

knife rest usage trend in Literature

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