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knife block

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A block of wood (or other material) having slits in which kitchen knives may be stored safely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: knivblok — block into which kitchen knives may be stored
  • Finnish: veitsiteline — block into which kitchen knives may be stored
  • Finnish: veitsitukki — block into which kitchen knives may be stored
  • German: Messerblock — block into which kitchen knives may be stored
  • Italian: portacoltelli — block into which kitchen knives may be stored
  • Korean: 칼꽂이 (kalkkoji) — block into which kitchen knives may be stored
  • Norwegian Bokmål: knivblokk — block into which kitchen knives may be stored
  • Portuguese: porta-facas — block into which kitchen knives may be stored
  • Portuguese: bloco de facas — block into which kitchen knives may be stored