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- [sik-uh l]
- /ˈsɪk əl/
- /ˈsɪk.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sik-uh l]
- /ˈsɪk əl/
Definitions of sickle word
- noun sickle an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle. 1
- noun sickle (initial capital letter) Astronomy. a group of stars in the constellation Leo, likened to this implement in formation. 1
- noun sickle agriculture: cutting tool 1
- adjective sickle crescent-shaped 1
- transitive verb sickle cut with a sickle 1
- countable noun sickle A sickle is a tool that is used for cutting grass and grain crops. It has a short handle and a long curved blade. 0
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Origin of sickle
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English sikel, Old English sicol; cognate with Dutch zikkel, German Sichel, all ≪ Latin secula, equivalent to sec(āre) to cut + -ula -ule
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Parts of speech for Sickle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sickle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sickle
noun sickle
- bola — a missile used by gauchos and Indians of South America, consisting of two or more heavy balls on a cord. It is hurled at a running quarry, such as an ox or rhea, so as to entangle its legs
- bolas — bola (def 1).
- bolo — a large single-edged knife, originating in the Philippines
- crescent — A crescent is a curved shape that is wider in the middle than at its ends, like the shape of the moon during its first and last quarters. It is the most important symbol of the Islamic faith.
- cutlass — A cutlass is a short sword that used to be used by sailors.
verb sickle
- 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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