Scythe is an English word with synonyms like mow. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Scythe meaning
- 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.
- A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
- The tenth Lenormand card.
Synonyms of Scythe
Using Scythe
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots. | The tenth Lenormand card.
- Useful related words include: edge tool, mow, cut down.
- In the example corpus, scythe often appears in combinations such as: the scythe, scythe and, his scythe.
Context around Scythe
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scythe
- In this selection, "scythe" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nova, rapier, great, shielder, compared and series stand out and add context to how "scythe" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a scythe wielding killer and about the scythe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scythe" sits close to words such as abadi, abdelaziz and ablation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scythe
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rachel Bloom worries about the scythe. (6 words)
Paul Cliff, mitigating, said Poole found the scythe in bushes. (10 words)
Marluxia will begin by slashing at Sora with his scythe. (10 words)
The Shield of Discrimination's big moment comes during the assassination attempt on Commissioner Q. Axley is able to effortlessly maneuver around Commissioner Q, but is outmatched by Joker’s scythe, and, as you'd expect, gets his wings cut off. (41 words)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Eric Idle can be seen biting his scythe to stop himself from laughing when John Cleese chose to pause for an amazingly long time when answering Sir Bedivere's question. (36 words)
The 42-year-old, who was under a court order not to approach his ex, told her he would use a scythe to “cut her face up” and the face of any man she’d met. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
As the scythe can be found at the Tombsward Ruins, players can pick up this scythe as soon as they start the game.
This is reflected visually and mechanically in the Nova Scythe Shielder build, where she emphasizes more in the usage of her Awakening’s Sting rapier-scythe compared to her original morningstar.
Getting Sister Friede's Great Scythe in Dark Souls 3 involves some fire, some patience, and here's how to take advantage of both to get her Scythe.
He is known for his books “Scythe” and “Thunderhead,” which are young adult novels and a part of his “Arc of a Scythe” series.
From her red eyes to her sharpened teeth, Power is a beast here, and her massive scythe nails home that message.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Eric Idle can be seen biting his scythe to stop himself from laughing when John Cleese chose to pause for an amazingly long time when answering Sir Bedivere's question.
Paul Cliff, mitigating, said Poole found the scythe in bushes.
Players will start with the Winged Scythe and take advantage of its weapon skill, which deals Holy damage and has incredible range.
Not only that, he as a unique “keyboard” form that converts his scythe form into a piano, allowing him to manipulate his wavelength through music.
Rachel Bloom worries about the scythe.
The 42-year-old, who was under a court order not to approach his ex, told her he would use a scythe to “cut her face up” and the face of any man she’d met.
When Aleksandr Lukashenko got there, local men gave him a scythe.
Despite being stabbed with at least a dozen blades, Dante promptly makes fools out of his enemies by utterly thrashing them with the very scythe blades that he was impaled with.
For many, that’s especially true in a year in which the scythe of the coronavirus cutting through millions of lives and livelihoods has driven home the need for countries to work together.
Marluxia will begin by slashing at Sora with his scythe.
These are tough times, and if the scythe hasn’t swung in your direction, the least you can do is not crow about it.
The Shield of Discrimination's big moment comes during the assassination attempt on Commissioner Q. Axley is able to effortlessly maneuver around Commissioner Q, but is outmatched by Joker’s scythe, and, as you'd expect, gets his wings cut off.
The virus is sweeping like a scythe through Britain's 20,000 care homes and has left thousands of elderly people sick and dead.
A scythe-wielding killer, his name comes from the word 'tabas' meaning 'to cut,' because he is said to murder people by cutting off their heads.
Due to the effects of Spinel's scythe, Pearl, Amethyst, and Garnet are all reduced to their baseline forms with no memories, thus they have to rediscover their character development to regain their memories.
Common combinations with scythe
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the scythe 6×
- scythe and 6×
- his scythe 5×
- scythe in 3×
- with scythe 3×
- scythe to 2×
- scythe through 2×