SCYTHE

• SCYTHE (noun)
  The noun SCYTHE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: SCYTHE used as a noun is very rare.

• SCYTHE (verb)
  The verb SCYTHE has 1 sense:

1. cut with a scythe

  Familiarity information: SCYTHE used as a verb is very rare.

• SCYTHE (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scythe" is a kind of...):

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

• SCYTHE (verb)

Meaning:

Cut with a scythe

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

scythe grass or grain

Hypernyms (to "scythe" is one way to...):

cut down; mow (cut with a blade or mower)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They scythe rye in the field