knife rest

noun

A piece of kitchenware for temporarily resting a knife on while it is not in use, and without touching the table.

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Meanings

nounknife rest (plural knife rests)

plural knife rests

  1. A piece of kitchenware for temporarily resting a knife on while it is not in use, and without touching the table.
  2. governmentA portable defensive barrier consisting of a frame covered in barbed wire.

Translations

Bulgarian поставка за нож
  • поставка за нож (postavka za nož)piece of kitchenware
Finnish veitsituki
  • veitsitukipiece of kitchenware
German Messerbänkchen
  • Messerbänkchenpiece of kitchenware
Cite this entry
APA

knife rest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20rest

MLA

“knife rest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20rest. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knife rest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20rest.

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