1. the sharp tips or points of knives
Usage: plural form
2. situations involving the threat of a knife as a weapon
Usage: often used in phrases like ‘at knifepoint’

Examples

• The chef carefully sharpened the knifepoints before beginning prep work.
• She was robbed at knifepoint outside the store.
• The detective found several knifepoints embedded in the wooden table.
• Multiple knifepoints were discovered at the crime scene.
• He held the victim at knifepoint while demanding money.
• The knifepoints gleamed dangerously in the dim light.