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scythe

scythe

 
pronunciation:
saIth
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition: a tool for cutting grass, harvesting grain, or the like, having a long handle to which a long, curved blade is attached, usu. at a right angle.
 
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adjective + (n.)scythe crackling, fake, giant, grim, hooded, huge, invisible, low-tech, ready, red, rusty, safe
verb + (n.)scythe arm, carry, curve, cut, deflect, grab, hang, hold, implement, lift, pick, reel, sharpen, slam, slice, sling, sweep, swing, wield
noun + (n.)scythe Help adze, blade, body, bone, brother, bucket, cart, cudgel, death, farmer, field, garden, hand, handle, hay, hoe, mower, pitchfork, plow, reaper, scarecrow, shear, shoulder, sickle, spade, stick, sword, tail, tool, wagon, weed, wheat  [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: scythes, scything, scythed
definition: to cut or harvest using a scythe.
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adverb + (v.)scythe again, already, down, downward, wickedly
(v.)scythe + nounHelp aids, bravado, clover, digression, firewood, grass, harrow, headlight, infantry, path, peasant, platoon, raft, rotor, side, swath, volley, wave, wedge, wind, yew  [See all][See only the most frequent]
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