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scythe

/saɪð/noun

उच्चारण साइद

हँसिया (लंबा), दराँती

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noun
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    [C]

    a tool with a long handle and a slightly curved blade, used for cutting long grass or crops

    हँसिया (लंबा), दराँती

    • The farmer cut the wheat with a scythe.
    • The old man sharpened his scythe before the harvest.
    • In old paintings, Death carries a scythe.
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    • He used a sharp scythe to cut the wild grass.
    • Farmers once relied on the scythe to harvest crops by hand.

    Synonyms sickle blade cutter reaper

verb
  1. 1

    [T, I]

    to cut grass with a scythe; to move through something quickly and with force

    काटना

    • They scythed the field.
    • The mower scythed through the tall grass in the field.
    • Workers scythed the lawn early in the morning.
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    • The bus scythed through the crowd of cyclists.
    • He scythed down the weeds along the fence.

    Synonyms cut mow reap slash

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

Spelling and pronunciation: scythe, /saɪð/, with sc- (silent c) and -the.

Spelling और pronunciation में scythe, /saɪð/, sc- (silent c) और -the के साथ।

?Which word?

Keep apart scythe (long handle, used standing) and sickle (short handle, used with one hand, like a hasiya); the hammer and sickle is a communist symbol.

Scythe (लंबा हत्था, खड़े होकर प्रयुक्त) और sickle (छोटा हत्था, एक हाथ से प्रयुक्त, हँसिया) को अलग रखिए; hammer and sickle साम्यवादी प्रतीक है।

Keep the farm-tool words together: scythe, sickle, plough (for turning soil), hoe (for removing weeds), spade, rake (for collecting leaves), harrow (for breaking up soil).

खेती के औज़ार साथ याद रखिए: scythe, sickle, plough (मिट्टी पलटने के लिए, हल), hoe (खरपतवार हटाने के लिए, खुरपी), spade, rake (पत्ते इकट्ठा करने के लिए), harrow (मिट्टी तोड़ने के लिए, हेंगा)।