Scythe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An implement consisting of a long, curved single-edged blade with a long bent handle, used for mowing or reaping.
  • v. To cut with or as if with a scythe.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with the concave edge sharped, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use.
  • n. A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
  • v. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use.
  • n. A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
  • v. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An instrument used in mowing or reaping, consisting of a long curving blade with a sharp edge, made fast at an angle to a handle or snath, which is bent into a convenient form for swinging the blade to advantage.
  • n. A curved sharp blade anciently attached to the wheels of some war-chariots.
  • To mow; cut with a scythe, or as with a scythe.
  • To arm or furnish with a scythe or scythes.
  • To make a curving movement like that of a scythe, in mowing.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cut with a scythe
  • n. an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
    • Verb Form
    scythed    scythes    scything   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cut down    mow    edge tool   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mow   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blyth    Fifth    Smith    Smyth    feith   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mattock    spade    hoe    ax    pickaxe   
     
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