Meanings
nounknife block (plural knife blocks)
plural knife blocks
- A block of wood (or other material) having slits in which kitchen knives may be stored safely.
Translations
Danish knivblok
- knivblokblock into which kitchen knives may be stored
Finnish veitsiteline, veitsitukki
- veitsitelineblock into which kitchen knives may be stored
- veitsitukkiblock into which kitchen knives may be stored
German Messerblock
- Messerblockblock into which kitchen knives may be stored
Italian portacoltelli
- portacoltelliblock into which kitchen knives may be stored
Korean 칼꽂이
- 칼꽂이 (kalkkoji)block into which kitchen knives may be stored
Norwegian Bokmål knivblokk
- knivblokkblock into which kitchen knives may be stored
Portuguese porta-facas, bloco de facas
- porta-facasblock into which kitchen knives may be stored
- bloco de facasblock into which kitchen knives may be stored
Cite this entry
APA
knife block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20block
MLA
“knife block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20block. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knife block,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20block.
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