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Meaning of "Stanley knife" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STANLEY KNIFE

Named after F.T. Stanley, US businessman and founder of the Stanley Rule and Level Company.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STANLEY KNIFE

Stanley knife play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STANLEY KNIFE

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Stanley knife is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STANLEY KNIFE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stanley knife

Utility knife

A utility knife is a knife used for general or utility purposes. The utility knife was originally a fixed blade knife with a cutting edge suitable for general work such as cutting hides and cordage, scraping hides, butchering animals, cleaning fish, and other tasks. Craft knives are tools mostly used for crafts. Today, the term "utility knife" also includes small folding or retractable-blade knives suited for use in the modern workplace or in the construction industry.

Definition of Stanley knife in the English dictionary

The definition of Stanley knife in the dictionary is ® a type of knife used for carpet fitting, etc, consisting of a thick hollow metal handle with a short, very sharp, replaceable blade inserted at one end.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STANLEY KNIFE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE STANLEY KNIFE

butter knife
case knife
combat knife
craft knife
dinner knife
fish knife
fruit knife
gamma knife
hunting knife
jackknife
knife
nife
palette knife
penknife
pocketknife
putty knife
steak knife
Swiss Army knife
twist the knife
under the knife
Yellowknife

Synonyms and antonyms of Stanley knife in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Stanley knife» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STANLEY KNIFE

Find out the translation of Stanley knife to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Stanley knife from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Stanley knife» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斯坦利刀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuchillo Stanley
570 millions of speakers

English

Stanley knife
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्टैनले चाकू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ستانلي سكين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нож Стэнли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

faca Stanley
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ট্যানলি ছুরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cutter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pisau Stanley
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stanley Messer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スタンレーナイフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스탠리 나이프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stanley piso
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Stanley dao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்டான்லி கத்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टॅन्ली चाकू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Stanley bıçağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Stanley coltello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Stanley nóż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ніж Стенлі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Stanley cuțit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Stanley μαχαίρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Stanley mes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Stanley kniv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Stanley kniv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Stanley knife

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STANLEY KNIFE»

The term «Stanley knife» is normally little used and occupies the 120.558 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STANLEY KNIFE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Stanley knife

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STANLEY KNIFE»

Discover the use of Stanley knife in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Stanley knife and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Difficult Age
It is at precisely this moment that the man so recently granted the status of victim notices the Stanley knife for the first time. Why is there a Stanley knife? What's it here for? For what purpose is he carrying a Stanley knife? Tell me, now! No, don't  ...
Mark Stewart-Jones, 2010
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Losing Moses on the Freeway: The 10 Commandments in America
It was the biggest in the neighborhood. His bulk, along with his knife, meant people left him alone. It was Stanley who warned me about Patrick and Tyrone. Patrick had offered to trade his bike for Stanley's knife. “I asked him why he wanted my ...
Chris Hedges, 2005
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The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 ...
He then lunged at Backhouse with the Stanley knife, slashing him about the face. Backhouse fought off his demented neighbor and fled down the hall. “I ran into the hallway and grabbed a gun. Bedale-Taylor was still after me. I shouted I had ...
Colin Evans, 2007
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Criminal Law
They all appealed and the grounds included that manslaughter should not have been left to the jury since it could only be shown that those convicted of manslaughter knew that one of their group had a Stanley knife, not the type ofknife ...
Russell Heaton, Claire de Than, 2011
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Investigating Fakes and Hoaxes
There was another mysterious difference: Bedale-Taylor, a carpenter, had engraved his initials with great care on all his tools, but the initials on the Stanley knife had been crudely and hurriedly carved. Dr. William Kennard was the pathologist ...
Alex Woolf, 2004
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Screw It!: Traditional Male Skills That Every Woman Should Know
The short, replaceable blade of a Stanley knife is razor sharp, very durable and cheap to replace. You can also get doubleended blades, which means that when youve blunted one end (which takes some doing) you can simply reverse the ...
Aubrey Smith, 2013
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Evidence Core Text
Thus, in O (2009) 173 JP 616, it was held that, at his trial on charges of unlawful wounding with scissors and wounding with intent to do GBH with a Stanley knife, following strong attacks made by O on the characters of the two complainants, ...
Roderick Munday, Roderick J. C. Munday, 2013
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Addicted to Murder: (Memoirs of a Serial Killer)
'I think I'm going to need the Stanley knife, the hacksaw and possibly the blowtorch for this one – it looks like it'll be quite a lengthy process, so please bear with me. Oh, and try not to pass out.' I gripped the lateral cartilage that helps to shape ...
Barry McCauley, 2013
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Criminal Law Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide
A knew one of his group had a Stanley knife and intended to kill or cause GBH; but the fatal blow was struck with a longer knife with a pointed blade. This was not fundamentally different from the foreseen use of the Stanley knife (with the ...
Rebecca Huxley-Binns, 2014
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Death By Muttonbird
found the yellow and black plastic-handled Stanley knife, and managed to pick it up without cutting the tips off any of his fingers with its razor-sharp blade. “Who's incompetent now, eh Brad Lawrence?” sneered Jack as he picked it up. Next ...
Simon Dodd, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STANLEY KNIFE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Stanley knife is used in the context of the following news items.
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Psychopathic Exeter care worker jailed for Stanley knife slasher attack
A Stanley knife attacker has been jailed for life for an attack in Tiverton which came within millimetres of killing a vulnerable woman. Psychopath Gary Hopes ... «Exeter Express and Echo, May 15»
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Police hunt Broad Street attacker who slashed student's face with …
During an argument outside the club his attacker took out a Stanley knife and slashed his face − leaving him with a 7cm wound. The teenager was taken to ... «Birmingham Mail, Apr 15»
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Thug slashed man with Stanley knife leaving him scarred for life and …
A thug slashed a man's face and hand with a Stanley knife leaving him scarred for life and needing 90 stitches. Martin Grant, 26, of Davidson Road, Old Swan, ... «Liverpool Echo, Mar 15»
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Thug who slashed ex-girlfriend and her new lover with Stanley knife
Richard Ferguson slashed Maxine Lewis and her boyfriend, Lee Dobb, with a Stanley knife after spotting them when they were at a clinic near his home. «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Erith man who sliced friend's face open with Stanley knife jailed
An Erith man who sliced his friend's face open with a Stanley knife in a row over cigarette papers has been jailed for six years. Paul Early, 38, of Boundary Street, ... «News Shopper, Mar 15»
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Bus driver stabbed in the eye with Stanley knife in shocking CCTV …
CCTV footage has been released of the moment a bus driver was stabbed in the eye with a Stanley knife in Penge, South London. In the video from the ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
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Luas passenger slashed in the face by teen with a stanley knife
A teenage father-of-one who slashed a Luas passenger in the face with a Stanley knife in an unprovoked attack has been sentenced to 16 months detention. «Irish Independent, Jan 15»
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Lisburn off-licence robbed by man armed with Stanley knife
The robber threatened staff before making off with a sum of money from the till. A man armed with a Stanley knife has robbed an off-licence in Lisburn. «Belfast Telegraph, Jan 15»
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Two arrested after woman hijacked by man armed with Stanley knife
Police have arrested two teenagers after a woman was forced from her car by a man armed with a Stanley knife in north Belfast. «Belfast Telegraph, Jan 15»
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Woman who slashed journalist in face with Stanley knife requests …
Counsel said she had been “slashed in the face” with a Stanley knife which had ... not seen a knife or blade but had seen Barry's co-accused, Jonathon O'Brien, ... «Irish Independent, Jan 15»

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