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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

knives

/naɪvz/

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What does knives mean?

noun

  1. plural of knife

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of knive

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IPA pronunciation

/naɪvz/

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A horrid rattling of knives and forks sounded outside the door, and the footman came in to lay the table for luncheon.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
The extension table was heaped high with dishes, with tea and coffee pots, and with baskets of spoons and knives and forks.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
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All of the money he received for his skins, he invested in "Indian Goods"--colored cloth, beads, blankets, knives, axes, and musical instruments.
Elbert HubbardJohn Jacob AstorProject Gutenberg ebook #412
We may also mention a somewhat rare type lately discovered in the island of Melas, which have been characterized as saw-bladed knives.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309
There is not a speck of rust on needles, scissors, knives, or anything else, although they have been exposed to much damp.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414