Sickle ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Sickle ( noun )

1. A hand-held farming tool with a curved blade for cutting crops, especially grain.
2. The shape of a sickle, which is curved and pointed at one end.

Origin:

Old english sicol, of germanic origin; related to dutch sikkel and german sichel.

Examples:

1. The farmer used a sickle to harvest his wheat.
2. The sickle moon was visible in the night sky.
3. The blade of the sickle was sharpened before the harvest.
4. The symbol of the hammer and sickle represents communism.
5. The red blood cells in the human body are often said to resemble a sickle shape.

(As a verb)

Sickle ( verb )

1. A hand-held farming tool with a curved blade for cutting crops, especially grain.
2. The shape of a sickle, which is curved and pointed at one end.

Origin:

Old english sicol, of germanic origin; related to dutch sikkel and german sichel.

Examples:

1. The farmer used a sickle to harvest his wheat.
2. The sickle moon was visible in the night sky.
3. The blade of the sickle was sharpened before the harvest.
4. The symbol of the hammer and sickle represents communism.
5. The red blood cells in the human body are often said to resemble a sickle shape.