what does knife-edge mean?

KNIFE-EDGE as NOUN

Meaning
- a narrow boundary
Usage Example(s)
- he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity
Hypernyms(s) knife-edge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- limit (what does limit mean?)
- bounds (what does bounds mean?)
- boundary (what does boundary mean?)

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what does knife edge mean?

KNIFE EDGE as NOUN

Meaning
- the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife
Synonym(s)
- cutting edge (what does cutting edge mean?)
Hypernyms(s) knife edge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- edge (what does edge mean?)

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