[
US
/ˈsaɪθ, ˈsɪθ/
]
[ UK /sˈaɪð/ ]
[ UK /sˈaɪð/ ]
VERB
-
cut with a scythe
scythe grass or grain
NOUN
- 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
How To Use scythe In A Sentence
- Make sure that all sharp implements, such as scythes, have covers.
- 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 scythe has been used since Roman times to mow hay.
- Reaper stood calmly with the base of his scythe planted on the ground, looking like a shepherd with his crook.
- Although Mark Dornford-May's production is played in 18th century costume, it takes a scythe to the text and cuts many of the more pointed lines.
- While an undoubtedly pejorative term, it is of use in understanding the pervasive freshness that scythes through the nose on first sniff and continues into the palate.
- And then there were the bones-a bear's digit, with the great curved claw still attached; the complete vertebrae of a small snake, articulated and strung on a leather thong, so the whole string flexed in a lifelike manner; an assortment of teeth, ranging from a string of round, peglike things that Jamie said came from a seal, through the high-crowned, scythe-cusped teeth of deer, to something that looked suspiciously like a human molar. Dragonfly in Amber
- Nexon to get updated on other content that will be added to it, including "Evy," the mage character, who wields a quarterstaff (that can be modified to become a giant scythe) and the power of Source-engine-powered sorcery. GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features
- 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.
- 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.