Definition of scythe Scythe

/sɪˈθ/ - [sith] - scythe

We found 12 definitions of scythe from 6 different sources.

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What does scythe mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: scythes

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
  edge tool any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

Verb

scythes, scything, scythed  

scythe - cut with a scythe; "scythe grass or grain"
  mow, cut down cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • scythe (Noun)
    An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with the concave edge sharped, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use.
  • scythe (Noun)
    A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
  • scythe (Verb)
    To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • scythe (n.)
    An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use.
  • scythe (n.)
    A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
  • scythe (v. t.)
    To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • scythe
    A farm tool consisting of a long bent blade attached to a shaft, that is designed for cutting straws of grass or grain from an upright position.
  • scythe
    To cut with or as with if a scythe.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • scythe
    sīth, n. a kind of sickle: an instrument with a large curved blade for mowing grass, &c.—v.t. to cut with a scythe, to mow.—adj. Scythed, armed with scythes.—ns. Scythe′man, one who uses a scythe; Scythe′-stone, a whet for scythes. [A.S. síthe; Ice. sigdhr. Low Ger. seged.]

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  • scythe, verb, present, 1st person singular of scythe (infinitive).
  • scythe, verb (infinitive).
  • scythe, noun, singular of scythes.

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