/ English Dictionary |
SCYTHE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scythe" is a kind of...):
edge tool (any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge))
Derivation:
scythe (cut with a scythe)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they scythe ... he / she / it scythes
Past simple: scythed
-ing form: scything
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
scythe grass or grain
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "scythe" is one way to...):
cut down; mow (cut with a blade or mower)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They scythe rye in the field
Derivation:
scythe (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)