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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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OK, Verstappen did not scythe through the group involving Yuki Tsunoda’s RB, Esteban Ocon’s Alpine and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc as quickly as he might have been expected to do.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

In Have a Nice Death, from France’s Magic Design Studios, you wield Death’s scythe as he hacks and slashes his way through the red tape.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023

She quickly wields her talent for sizing up men like a scythe, cutting him off at the knees, or maybe a few inches higher, before he can further ruin her solace.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2023

“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

Instead of the scythe there are a pair of Mollies.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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