scythe meaning

scythe as a noun

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

   Type of: edge tool

scythe as a verb

1. cut with a scythe
   • scythe grass or grain

   Type of: mow

scythe in a sentence

• The cross-eyed person cut the grass with a scythe.
• The old man approached me wielding a scythe.
• Death is symbolized as a figure in a black robe who carries a scythe.
• Olga and her husband sold sickles and scythes in Volyn.
• The gardener cuts back the bushes with shears and the grass with a scythe.

How to pronounce scythe

scythe is pronounced /sɪθ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with scythe

• myth
• pith
• withe
• writhe
• forthwith
• smith
• herewith