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sickle

/ˈsɪkl̩/

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noun

An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.

Examples :

"The farmer used his sickle to cut the tall grass in the field. "

agriculture utensil

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noun

Any of the sickle-shaped middle feathers of the domestic cock.

Examples :

"The rooster strutted around the barnyard, proudly displaying his glossy black tail feathers and the smaller, curved sickle feathers that elegantly arched above them. "

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verb

To cut with a sickle.

Examples :

"The farmer used a sickle to cut the tall grass. "

agriculture utensil action

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verb

To deform (as with a red blood cell) into an abnormal crescent shape.

Examples :

"The genetic mutation can sickle red blood cells, leading to health problems. "

medicine physiology body

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verb

Of red blood cells: to assume an abnormal crescent shape.

Examples :

"My grandfather's red blood cells sickle when he's dehydrated. "

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adjective

Shaped like the blade of a sickle; crescent-shaped.

Examples :

"a sickle moon"

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