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scythes

/ˈsaɪðz/

scythes is the plural of scythe.

scythes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scythe.

Meaning of scythe

Noun

scythe (plural scythes)

  1. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
    • And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence
      Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 12”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC
  2. (historical) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
  3. The tenth Lenormand card.

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Phrases with scythes

Questions about scythes

What is scythes the plural of?
Scythes is the plural of scythe.
How do you pronounce scythes?
Scythes is pronounced /ˈsaɪðz/.

Words near scythes in the dictionary

  1. scythelike
  2. scytheman
  3. scythemen
  4. scyther
  5. scythers
  6. scythes
  7. scythes down
  8. scythesmith
  9. scythesmiths
  10. scythestone
  11. scythestones

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