Swath

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The width of a scythe stroke or a mowing-machine blade.
  • noun. A path of this width made in mowing.
  • noun. The mown grass or grain lying on such a path.
  • noun. Something likened to a swath, especially a strip, path, or extension.
  • noun. A great stir, impression, or display.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A line or ridge of grass, or grain, or the like, cut and thrown together by a scythe or mowing-machine: often used figuratively.
  • noun. The whole reach or sweep of a scythe or cut of a mowing-machine; also, the path or passage so cut: as, a wide swath: often used figuratively.
  • noun. A track; trace.
  • noun. Same as swathe.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.
  • noun. The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in mowing or cradling.
  • noun. A band or fillet; a swathe.
  • noun. a row of new-mown grass.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
  • noun. A broad sweep or expanse.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
  • noun. the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
  • Word Usage
    "Through Tonight: The evening's looking pretty pleasant as the main swath of cloudiness holds off until after sunset."
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    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    course  path  space  track  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Goth  goth  hoth  loth  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arc  expanse  gash  patch  rectangle  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form
    swaths