cheese knife
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- noun
- /ˈtʃiːz naɪf/
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cuchillo de queso
- The cheese knife helped him slice the soft brie without it getting stuck to the blade.
Examples
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Jade, I think you were wrong about those cheese knives.
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I'm the fucker who will gut you with a dull cheese knife and sing Gilbert and Sullivan while I do it.
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Why do we need a little, uh, cheese knife?
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I gave him a cheese knife.
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Have you got a cheese knife?
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A light saber cheese knife!
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The other day I went searching for our cheese knives and, in the process, stumbled upon a small package of decorative parchment leaves.
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To enjoy the delightful flavor of the cheddar, you need a cheese knife to cut it smoothly.
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She carefully selected a cheese knife from the kitchen drawer for preparing the cheese platter.
Synonyms
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A tool that cuts food into thin slices like bread or cheese
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A tool with a flat blade for cutting thin, even slices of hard cheese
A tool with a flat blade that makes thin even slices of semi-hard or hard cheese
A tool with a wire or blade that cuts cheese into slices
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Morphology
The meaning 'a knife for cutting cheese' is directly and compositionally derived from 'cheese' + 'knife'; a B1 learner who knows both nouns will easily infer the purpose. This compound follows a transparent noun+noun naming pattern common across languages, so the specific design detail (narrow blade to reduce sticking) is additional but not necessary for basic understanding.
Etymology
Cheese knife comes from a simple idea: people wanted a knife that would slice soft, sticky cheese without the cheese sticking to the blade, so makers made thin or forked blades to help. That's why the name means a special tool 'to cut cheese' easily.