Definition of scythe in English:

scythe

noun sʌɪðsaɪð

A tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to one or two short handles.
Example sentencesExamples
- He also often bears a scythe or sickle in his arms, reflecting that Time's eroding force cuts down everything.
- The former has the classically draped general rising from his sarcophagus, while around him the pyramid of Eternity crumbles and the figure of Time breaks his scythe.
- Further up on the gable's crest are Vices and Death with a scythe at the very top.
- Her knives were twice a long as a scythe set straight upon the handle.
- She prattles on a mile per breathless minute, wields her parasol like a reaper's scythe, flutters the long lashes curtaining her sapphire eyes, and emerges as utterly charming.
- The angel of death still appears at the entryway, waves his scythe, and off we go to who knows where.
- But the small party does not manage to remain separate, for it meets a masqued procession featuring Winged Time, his scythe and hourglass.
- What belongs to time is owned by time, subject to the Fates; what is born in time ends by time's scythe.
- Instead, save the scythe for the kitschy styling, indolent performances, and hokey gags.
- Climbing on the roof, Gawain suddenly heard a violent noise, clattering off the cliff like a grindstone on a scythe.
Synonyms
billhook, sickle

verb sʌɪðsaɪð

[with object]

1Cut with a scythe.
the grass was scythed at regular intervals
the first job was to scythe paths through the nettles
figurative you may want hardy infantry troops to scythe down the opposition
Example sentencesExamples
- Still, by the end of 1993, the political landscape had been scythed so clean of rivals or opponents that the Party seemed on the brink of power, if only by elimination of alternatives.
- They went down like scythed wheat as their quarry turned upon them.
- Only Father Death reaped a bountiful harvest as he scythed the children of the community.
- I screamed, firing back, emptying my weapon into the fleeing figures: mowing several down like scythed wheat.
- Croft galloped across the field, jumped the low hedge into the meadow, across that and into an apple and pear orchard, well cared for; the branches pruned, the grass regularly scythed.
- Pesticides, similarly, were unknown: docks, nettles and thistles were scythed away by hand just as they came into seed.
Synonyms
cut, cut down, shear, trim
1. 1.1no object, with adverbial Move through or penetrate something rapidly and forcefully.
  attacking players can scythe through defences
  Example sentencesExamples
  The No.9 scythed through a number of tackles before deftly hand-passing to the net, a la Angela Downey of old.
  On the stroke of half time Oxford once again scythed through the shaky gold defence, hooker Andy Dalgleish supplying Bradshaw with the perfect pass to score his second of the evening.
  Omega, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta squadrons silently scythed into space and awaited their orders from positions concealed by their cloaking systems.
  We have you out-numbered, out-gunned and out-scythed.
  His cold, dark grey eyes scythed across the bare antechamber, coming to rest upon a small, wrinkled old hunchbacked man who had come through the door at the opposite side if the room.
  The Empire - and its religion - survived until the crescent moon of Islam scythed across the region in the 7th century AD.
  The Drumaness bowler scythed through the defence of Alan Millar with just the second delivery of his first over, dismissing the Bangor opener for 4 runs.
  One felt that the Navy might rally if Oxford took their foot off, and so it proved as the Blues rotated their side. The Navy scythed through the new centre pairing with Jamie Caruana touching down.
  She narrow missed a heavy laser beam as it scythed by her.

Origin

Old English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense.

Rhymes

blithe, lithe, tithe, writhe

Definition of scythe in US English:

scythe

nounsīT͟Hsaɪð

A tool used for cutting crops such as grass or wheat, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to which are one or two short handles.
Example sentencesExamples
- But the small party does not manage to remain separate, for it meets a masqued procession featuring Winged Time, his scythe and hourglass.
- Her knives were twice a long as a scythe set straight upon the handle.
- What belongs to time is owned by time, subject to the Fates; what is born in time ends by time's scythe.
- She prattles on a mile per breathless minute, wields her parasol like a reaper's scythe, flutters the long lashes curtaining her sapphire eyes, and emerges as utterly charming.
- He also often bears a scythe or sickle in his arms, reflecting that Time's eroding force cuts down everything.
- Further up on the gable's crest are Vices and Death with a scythe at the very top.
- The angel of death still appears at the entryway, waves his scythe, and off we go to who knows where.
- Instead, save the scythe for the kitschy styling, indolent performances, and hokey gags.
- The former has the classically draped general rising from his sarcophagus, while around him the pyramid of Eternity crumbles and the figure of Time breaks his scythe.
- Climbing on the roof, Gawain suddenly heard a violent noise, clattering off the cliff like a grindstone on a scythe.
Synonyms
billhook, sickle

verbsīT͟Hsaɪð

[with object]

1Cut with a scythe.
Example sentencesExamples
- Pesticides, similarly, were unknown: docks, nettles and thistles were scythed away by hand just as they came into seed.
- Still, by the end of 1993, the political landscape had been scythed so clean of rivals or opponents that the Party seemed on the brink of power, if only by elimination of alternatives.
- Croft galloped across the field, jumped the low hedge into the meadow, across that and into an apple and pear orchard, well cared for; the branches pruned, the grass regularly scythed.
- I screamed, firing back, emptying my weapon into the fleeing figures: mowing several down like scythed wheat.
- Only Father Death reaped a bountiful harvest as he scythed the children of the community.
- They went down like scythed wheat as their quarry turned upon them.
Synonyms
cut, cut down, shear, trim
1. 1.1no object, with adverbial Move through or penetrate something rapidly and forcefully.
  attacking players can scythe through defenses
  Example sentencesExamples
  His cold, dark grey eyes scythed across the bare antechamber, coming to rest upon a small, wrinkled old hunchbacked man who had come through the door at the opposite side if the room.
  One felt that the Navy might rally if Oxford took their foot off, and so it proved as the Blues rotated their side. The Navy scythed through the new centre pairing with Jamie Caruana touching down.
  We have you out-numbered, out-gunned and out-scythed.
  The Empire - and its religion - survived until the crescent moon of Islam scythed across the region in the 7th century AD.
  On the stroke of half time Oxford once again scythed through the shaky gold defence, hooker Andy Dalgleish supplying Bradshaw with the perfect pass to score his second of the evening.
  The No.9 scythed through a number of tackles before deftly hand-passing to the net, a la Angela Downey of old.
  She narrow missed a heavy laser beam as it scythed by her.
  The Drumaness bowler scythed through the defence of Alan Millar with just the second delivery of his first over, dismissing the Bangor opener for 4 runs.
  Omega, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta squadrons silently scythed into space and awaited their orders from positions concealed by their cloaking systems.

Origin

Old English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense.

单词	scythe
释义	Definition of scythe in English: scythe noun sʌɪðsaɪð A tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to one or two short handles. Example sentencesExamples He also often bears a scythe or sickle in his arms, reflecting that Time's eroding force cuts down everything. The former has the classically draped general rising from his sarcophagus, while around him the pyramid of Eternity crumbles and the figure of Time breaks his scythe. Further up on the gable's crest are Vices and Death with a scythe at the very top. Her knives were twice a long as a scythe set straight upon the handle. She prattles on a mile per breathless minute, wields her parasol like a reaper's scythe, flutters the long lashes curtaining her sapphire eyes, and emerges as utterly charming. The angel of death still appears at the entryway, waves his scythe, and off we go to who knows where. But the small party does not manage to remain separate, for it meets a masqued procession featuring Winged Time, his scythe and hourglass. What belongs to time is owned by time, subject to the Fates; what is born in time ends by time's scythe. Instead, save the scythe for the kitschy styling, indolent performances, and hokey gags. Climbing on the roof, Gawain suddenly heard a violent noise, clattering off the cliff like a grindstone on a scythe. Synonyms billhook, sickle verb sʌɪðsaɪð [with object] 1Cut with a scythe. the grass was scythed at regular intervals the first job was to scythe paths through the nettles figurative you may want hardy infantry troops to scythe down the opposition Example sentencesExamples Still, by the end of 1993, the political landscape had been scythed so clean of rivals or opponents that the Party seemed on the brink of power, if only by elimination of alternatives. They went down like scythed wheat as their quarry turned upon them. Only Father Death reaped a bountiful harvest as he scythed the children of the community. I screamed, firing back, emptying my weapon into the fleeing figures: mowing several down like scythed wheat. Croft galloped across the field, jumped the low hedge into the meadow, across that and into an apple and pear orchard, well cared for; the branches pruned, the grass regularly scythed. Pesticides, similarly, were unknown: docks, nettles and thistles were scythed away by hand just as they came into seed. Synonyms cut, cut down, shear, trim 1.1no object, with adverbial Move through or penetrate something rapidly and forcefully. attacking players can scythe through defences Example sentencesExamples The No.9 scythed through a number of tackles before deftly hand-passing to the net, a la Angela Downey of old. On the stroke of half time Oxford once again scythed through the shaky gold defence, hooker Andy Dalgleish supplying Bradshaw with the perfect pass to score his second of the evening. Omega, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta squadrons silently scythed into space and awaited their orders from positions concealed by their cloaking systems. We have you out-numbered, out-gunned and out-scythed. His cold, dark grey eyes scythed across the bare antechamber, coming to rest upon a small, wrinkled old hunchbacked man who had come through the door at the opposite side if the room. The Empire - and its religion - survived until the crescent moon of Islam scythed across the region in the 7th century AD. The Drumaness bowler scythed through the defence of Alan Millar with just the second delivery of his first over, dismissing the Bangor opener for 4 runs. One felt that the Navy might rally if Oxford took their foot off, and so it proved as the Blues rotated their side. The Navy scythed through the new centre pairing with Jamie Caruana touching down. She narrow missed a heavy laser beam as it scythed by her. Origin Old English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense. Rhymes blithe, lithe, tithe, writhe Definition of scythe in US English: scythe nounsīT͟Hsaɪð A tool used for cutting crops such as grass or wheat, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to which are one or two short handles. Example sentencesExamples But the small party does not manage to remain separate, for it meets a masqued procession featuring Winged Time, his scythe and hourglass. Her knives were twice a long as a scythe set straight upon the handle. What belongs to time is owned by time, subject to the Fates; what is born in time ends by time's scythe. She prattles on a mile per breathless minute, wields her parasol like a reaper's scythe, flutters the long lashes curtaining her sapphire eyes, and emerges as utterly charming. He also often bears a scythe or sickle in his arms, reflecting that Time's eroding force cuts down everything. Further up on the gable's crest are Vices and Death with a scythe at the very top. The angel of death still appears at the entryway, waves his scythe, and off we go to who knows where. Instead, save the scythe for the kitschy styling, indolent performances, and hokey gags. The former has the classically draped general rising from his sarcophagus, while around him the pyramid of Eternity crumbles and the figure of Time breaks his scythe. Climbing on the roof, Gawain suddenly heard a violent noise, clattering off the cliff like a grindstone on a scythe. Synonyms billhook, sickle verbsīT͟Hsaɪð [with object] 1Cut with a scythe. Example sentencesExamples Pesticides, similarly, were unknown: docks, nettles and thistles were scythed away by hand just as they came into seed. Still, by the end of 1993, the political landscape had been scythed so clean of rivals or opponents that the Party seemed on the brink of power, if only by elimination of alternatives. Croft galloped across the field, jumped the low hedge into the meadow, across that and into an apple and pear orchard, well cared for; the branches pruned, the grass regularly scythed. I screamed, firing back, emptying my weapon into the fleeing figures: mowing several down like scythed wheat. Only Father Death reaped a bountiful harvest as he scythed the children of the community. They went down like scythed wheat as their quarry turned upon them. Synonyms cut, cut down, shear, trim 1.1no object, with adverbial Move through or penetrate something rapidly and forcefully. attacking players can scythe through defenses Example sentencesExamples His cold, dark grey eyes scythed across the bare antechamber, coming to rest upon a small, wrinkled old hunchbacked man who had come through the door at the opposite side if the room. One felt that the Navy might rally if Oxford took their foot off, and so it proved as the Blues rotated their side. The Navy scythed through the new centre pairing with Jamie Caruana touching down. We have you out-numbered, out-gunned and out-scythed. The Empire - and its religion - survived until the crescent moon of Islam scythed across the region in the 7th century AD. On the stroke of half time Oxford once again scythed through the shaky gold defence, hooker Andy Dalgleish supplying Bradshaw with the perfect pass to score his second of the evening. The No.9 scythed through a number of tackles before deftly hand-passing to the net, a la Angela Downey of old. She narrow missed a heavy laser beam as it scythed by her. The Drumaness bowler scythed through the defence of Alan Millar with just the second delivery of his first over, dismissing the Bangor opener for 4 runs. Omega, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta squadrons silently scythed into space and awaited their orders from positions concealed by their cloaking systems. Origin Old English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense.
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