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sickle Synonyms
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• noun (Context 1)
A short-handled agricultural tool with a semicircular blade used for cutting grain, lopping, or trimming.
Usage Example
"Before the invention of mechanized reapers, farmers harvested their wheat by hand using a scythe."
Weak
scythe
hook
• verb (Context 2)
To deform into a crescent shape (especially referring to red blood cells in sickle cell disease).
Usage Example
"When deprived of adequate oxygen, the mutated red blood cells begin to deform, obstructing flow through the narrow capillaries."
Weak
deform
curve
• noun (Context 3)
Something having the curved shape of a crescent.
Usage Example
"The moon hung as a thin, bright crescent in the evening sky."
Strongest
crescent
Weak
curve
• verb (Context 4)
To cut or harvest with a sickle.
Usage Example
"The laborers sickled the tall grass at the edge of the property to clear the fence line."
Strong
reap
harvest
Weak
cut
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