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scythe

[sahyth] / saɪð /
NOUN
knife
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bayonet blade cutter dagger machete scalpel sickle skewer sword
STRONG
bolo cutlass edge lance lancet point ripper sabre scimitar shank shiv steel stiletto switchblade tickler
WEAK
cutting edge skiver
NOUN
weapon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ammunition bomb cannon firearm gun knife machete machine gun missile nerve gas pistol revolver rifle shotgun sword tear gas
STRONG
arbalest archery arrow assegai ax axe backsword ballista banderilla barong bat baton battle-ax bayonet bazooka blackjack blade blowgun bludgeon boomerang catapult cleaver club crossbow cudgel cutlass dagger dart dirk flamethrower harpoon hatchet howitzer lance musket saber slingshot spear spike stiletto switchblade
WEAK
anlace atlatl billy club bow and arrow bowie knife brass knuckles hunting knife nuclear bomb nunchaku
VERB
cut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carve divide rip slash slice
STRONG
amputate behead bisect bite chine chip chisel cleave clip crop curtail dice dispatch dissect dissever facet fell flitch gash guillotine hack hash hew intersect lacerate level lop massacre mince mow nick notch part penetrate perforate pierce prune puncture quarter rabbet raze reap rend rive saber saw scarify scissor score separate shave shear sickle slaughter slay slit sliver snip
WEAK
lay open mow down skive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
combine unite
STRONG
close connect join mend
VERB
mow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shear trim
STRONG
clip crop sickle

Example Sentences

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Now, no matter how fast we run, the grim reaper’s scythe is still inches from our heels.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2025

Kyogo Furuhashi doesn't need to don the cloak and scythe of the grim reaper when he fetches up at Ibrox on Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

“We foreshadow what the Wolf will reveal he is later in the story by having his sickle, or scythe, having that same kind of framing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023

Other business leaders have taken a scythe to their software sprawl.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Instead of the scythe there are a pair of Mollies.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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