Scythe

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  • noun. An implement consisting of a long, curved single-edged blade with a long bent handle, used for mowing or reaping.
  • transitive verb. To cut with or as if with a scythe.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
  • transitive verb. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
  • verb. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. cut with a scythe
  • noun. 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
  • Word Usage
    "The good senator knows once he steps down the black shrouded being with the scythe is waiting for him."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cut down  edge tool  mow  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blyth  Fifth  Smith  Smyth  feith  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ax  broom  chisel  crowbar  cutlass  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mow  
    verb-form