Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flick knife

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
flick- knife
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of knife which has the blade mounted on a pivot so that it can fold back sideways into the handle when not in use, but can flick out straight, usually with a spring-loaded mechanism, when required.

British usage

noun

A type of folding knife, which with a flick of the wrist, using the momentum generated, can open the knife out straight.

Usage

Inflected Forms

flick knives (plural) flick-knife (alternative)

Synonyms

switchblade flicky switchblade knife flick-knife

Questions

What does flick knife mean?
A type of knife which has the blade mounted on a pivot so that it can fold back sideways into the handle when not in use, but can flick out straight, usually with a spring-loaded mechanism, when required.

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