Transcription
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- [sahyth]
- /saɪð/
- /saɪð/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahyth]
- /saɪð/
Definitions of scythe word
- noun scythe an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand. 1
- verb with object scythe to cut or mow with a scythe. 1
- noun scythe tool for cutting crops 1
- transitive verb scythe grass, crops: cut 1
- countable noun scythe A scythe is a tool with a long curved blade at right angles to a long handle. It is used to cut long grass or grain. 0
- verb scythe If you scythe grass or grain, you cut it with a scythe. 0
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Origin of scythe
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sith, Old English sīthe, earlier sigdi; cognate with Old Norse sigthr; spelling sc by pseudoetymological association with Latin scindere to cut or with scissors
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Parts of speech for Scythe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scythe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scythe usage trend in Literature
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noun scythe
- anlace — a medieval short dagger with a broad tapering blade
- arbalest — a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
- archery — Archery is a sport in which people shoot arrows at a target using a bow.
- assegai — a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears
- atlatl — a wooden implement used to throw a spear or similar weapon at a greater speed or distance as used by Native Americans
verb scythe
- chine — the backbone
- chining — the backbone or spine, especially of an animal.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- dicing — gambling or playing with dice.
- faceted — one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
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