What’s the proper word – knives or knifes?
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What’s the proper word – knives or knifes?
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If you mean the plural of “knife” then it is “knives”, unless you speak Scots, in which case it has the regular plural knifes .
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If the noun knife (singular), then it is knives (plural).
If the verb to knife (to stab), then knifes is the 3rd person singular.
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Some plurals like hooves and hoofs as well as rooves and roofs are optional. Both are correct. Choose whichever you like!
But when it comes to the plural of knife its strictly knives, I’m afraid. You don’t get to say knifes unless you mean the verb to knife someone i.e. a person attacks another with a blade.
So “one knife; two knives”
“Jemima knifes her friend in the back”
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Knives.
Most nouns ending in /f/ change that to /v/ before adding the plural /z/.
The same happens with /θ/ becoming /ð/, only in this case it isn’t reflected in the spelling: mouth -> mouths , /maʊθ/ -> /maʊðz/.
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“Knife” can also be used as a verb, in which case “knifes” is the correct form of the verb in the present indicative (3rd person singular): He knifes the bull in its thigh.
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You need to give the context, pls.
“knifes” is a verb – it means “he/she hits somebody with a knife”
“knives” is a noun, plural of “knife”
like wife —> wives
or life —> lives
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If it is single then it is a knife and if it is plural the right word is knives. The word belongs to the irregular plural category i.e the words that end with ‘fe’.
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Synonyms:
Axe, blade, cut, edge tool, gouge, pierce, run through, spear, stick, wound.
Sentences:
When you join a jungle tour, bring good shoes, sandals, swimming clothes a torch and pocket knife.
Drawing knife.
Stanley knife.
Trimming knife.
Putty knife.
Knife.
I cut my finger with a knife .
That’s not a knife . THIS is a knife .
…you’ll find there a knife , on its handle are your initials.
Lead knife.
S tripping knife.
U tility knife blade.
Filling knife.
Knife fight (in a phone booth) (slang).
I returned the knife which I had borrowed.
He stuck his knife into the tree.
I need a knife .
He cut a twig from the tree with his knife .
There is a knife missing.
Utility knife.
C able stripper knife.
P ocket knife.
S nap-off knife.
Craft knife.
H obby knife.
Plural: knives.
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