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I did telemarketing for years, starting at the age of 16, just selling steak knives to old people. Old people go through a weird amount of steak knives. I also sold straight meat over the telephone.
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Meaning of "steak knives" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STEAK KNIVES

steak knives  [steɪk naɪvz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEAK KNIVES

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Steak knives is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STEAK KNIVES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

steak knives

Steak knife

A steak knife is a sharp table knife, used for cutting steak. These often feature serrated blades and wooden handles, and are the only sharp knife commonly found at the modern table. Specialized steak knives emerged in America following World War II. Prior to World War I, all table knives were sharp, but required frequent upkeep – sharpening and polishing. With the decline in domestic workers, this upkeep became less feasible. Stainless steel became widespread following WWI, which did not require polishing, but did require sharpening due to manufacturing limits. Following WWII, serrated stainless steel steak knives were introduced which required neither polishing nor frequent sharpening, and proved an instant hit. In the 1950s heat treatment of stainless steel was introduced, allowing knives to remain sufficiently sharp without needing serrations, but by this point serrated steak knives had become well-established and continued to be used.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STEAK KNIVES


archives
ˈɑːkaɪvz
chives
ˈtʃaɪvz
drawknives
ˈdrɔːˌnaɪvz
fives
faɪvz
hives
haɪvz
housewives
ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz
Ives
aɪvz
knives
naɪvz
lives
laɪvz
midwives
ˈmɪdˌwaɪvz
oldwives
ˈəʊldˌwaɪvz
paperknives
ˈpeɪpəˌnaɪvz
penknives
ˈpennaɪvz
pocketknives
ˈpɒkɪtˌnaɪvz
spaewives
ˈspeɪˌwaɪvz
wives
waɪvz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEAK KNIVES

steadiness
steading
steady
steady state
steady-state theory
steak
steak and kidney pie
steak and kidney pudding
steak house
steak knife
steak tartar
steak tartare
steakhouse
steal
steal a march on
steal someone´s thunder
steal the show
stealable
stealage
steale

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEAK KNIVES

breadknives
butter knives
case knives
chopping knives
clasp knives
combat knives
derivatives
dinner knives
fish knives
fruit knives
House of Representatives
jackknives
Maldives
Member of the House of Representatives
palette knives
pruning knives
putty knives
saw-edged knives
trench knives
vegetable knives

Synonyms and antonyms of steak knives in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «steak knives» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STEAK KNIVES

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

Translator English - Chinese

牛排刀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuchillos para carne
570 millions of speakers

English

steak knives
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्टेक चाकू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شريحة لحم السكاكين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стейк ножи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

facas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্টেক ছুরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couteaux à steak
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stik pisau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Steakmesser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ステーキナイフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스테이크 나이프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Steak knife
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dao thái thịt bò
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாமிச கத்திகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टीक चाकू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Biftek bıçakları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coltelli da bistecca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stek noże
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стейк ножі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuțite friptură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαχαίρια μπριζόλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steak messe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

biff knivar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biff kniver
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of steak knives

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEAK KNIVES»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about steak knives

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QUOTES WITH «STEAK KNIVES»

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Adam DeVine
I did telemarketing for years, starting at the age of 16, just selling steak knives to old people. Old people go through a weird amount of steak knives. I also sold straight meat over the telephone.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEAK KNIVES»

Discover the use of steak knives in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to steak knives and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blade's Guide to Knives & Their Values
As before the war, Gerber focused on its Legendary Blades, the carvers and steak knives. Most Gerber retailers were small-town jewelry stores, though outfitter Abercrombie & Fitch was again foremost among them. Meanwhile, A. & F. was ...
Steve Shackleford, 2010
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LIFE
WHAT PRICE GLAMOUR? Far less than you'd think for so fine a knife, so famous a name. 77 handsome sets to choose from, and prices start at $6.50. Left: 4 Steak Knives, $13.50; 6 Fruit and Cheese Knives, S24.00. Right: 6 Steak Knives, ...
3
Knives Cooks Love: Selection. Care. Techniques. Recipes.
tomato and steak knives tomato knives steak knives If your chef's knife was always finely honed, there'd be no reason to own a tomato knife. But that's a big “ if,” and since a serrated edge slices tomatoes better than a not-so- sharp straight edge ...
Sur La Table, 2008
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I Was a Vacuum Cleaner Salesman
“You won a new set of steak knives!” “Steak knives?” “That's right—and I'd like to deliver them to you personally—” “I don't want any goddamned steak knives!” “ But sir, they come with a lifetime warranty and they're made of—” 5 5 5 No one ...
Shelly Rivoli, 2003
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The Seventh Victim
"Were you aware of a reason why there weren't any steak knives in the house?" Cline's answer was, "I did not know a reason for sure." Brooks said, "And you had been told they didn't have any, is that right?" Cline answered, "That's correct.
Joanne Spencer, 2011
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San Diego Magazine
SYRAHS. THE LARGE. BUTC 'ED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CELLAR. TRADITIONALLY SEATED TABLES. POSH CHAIRS. !-AD . Oil KNIVES. STEAK KNIVES. WlNI ES. WATER GLASSES. I HE CENT TABLES DOWN WHO DECISIONS.
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LIFE
DRESSED UP WITH SHORTS continued SPECIAL OFFER! 4 Steak Knives QUIKEDGE STAINLESS STEEL BLADES GUARANTEED SHARP FOR 2 YEARS ! Each Quikedge stainless steel blade contains 58 hollow- ground cutting edges.
8
Curly Dish Pig Tales
The owners had forgotten on numerous occasions to purchase steak knives even though they had been reminded of the oversight by me many times and by the waiting staff many many more and after he placed the plates down on the table he ...
Stephen Scala, 2014
9
Blackfoot Physics
we ask. "Knives and forks," we are told. When we open the drawer we are not surprised to see sets of fish and steak knives, a bread knife, a carving knife, a paring knife, a chopping knife, and a knife for cutting cheese. To us, knives are knives, ...
F. David Peat, 2005
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American Wildflower
Joey, I got home yestiddy there was a shipment of steak knives on my front door plus a bill for three hundred and ninety dollars I never ordered. You didn‟t happen to have anything to do with that, did you, Joe? Steak knives? Joey shrugged ...
Bobby Clark, Kellum Cabin Publishers, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEAK KNIVES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term steak knives is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tyrannosaurus rex 'had steak knife teeth'
Tyrannosaurus rex and its dinosaur cousins had deeply serrated teeth designed like steak knives to tear through the flesh of their victims, research has shown. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Learn How to Turn Butter Knives Into Fancy Steak Knives with This …
High quality steak knife sets can cost some serious dough, but that doesn't mean you can't have a swanky set for less. This video shows you how to find fancy ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
3
Trudeau's reforms, three 'ifs' and a set of Ginsu steak knives
(I feel like I'm peddling Ginsu knives here.) A chief science officer! Equal numbers of men and women in the federal cabinet! The return of the mandatory ... «Macleans.ca, Jun 15»
4
Steak knives claimed by MOB in first R2AK
It was a battle for second place in the Race to Alaska, with two teams fighting each other and the weather, as calm winds forced them to row to the finish line ... «KRBD, Jun 15»
5
Duel For Steak Knives Adds Drama To Race To Alaska
More precisely, it's about a set of steak knives which the second-place finisher earned in the inaugural Race to Alaska for non-motorized boats. A trimaran ... «KUOW News and Information, Jun 15»
6
Track live progress on boat race to Alaska
In a dramatic come-from-behind finish, Team MOB Mentality took the 2nd-place prize of steak knives with an early-morning Monday arrival in Ketchikan. A crew ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 15»
7
Jeremy Clarkson and co's backstage demands at Top Gear Live …
There is no direct mention of steak, but steak knives are included on the list. The rider states that trestle tables are expected 'for the presentation of food and ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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Nundasuchus: Carnivore hunted prey with its 'steak knife' teeth
What a find! Palaeontologists have discovered an ancient carnivorous reptile with teeth shaped like steak knives. Nundasuchus roamed the Earth 240 million ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
9
Ban steak knives at airports?
Newsday's editorial called for a ban on steel knives at all airports – because, if there's ... A round-tipped steak knife is not a broadsword or an assassin's dagger. «WND.com, Dec 14»
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Oops! Steak knives handed out to gate-bound fliers
There was just one hitch: The restaurant handed out serrated steel knives to ... In response to the report, JFK officials banned metal steak knives from restaurants ... «The Seattle Times, Dec 14»

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