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sickle
[sik-uhl]
noun
an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
Astronomy.Sickle, a group of stars in the constellation Leo, likened to this implement for its curved, sickle-like shape.
sickle
/ ˈɪə /
noun
an implement for cutting grass, corn, etc, having a curved blade and a short handle
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sickle1
Example Sentences
Once on the island they tear down a swastika and replace it with the hammer and sickle of the Soviet Union.
The most obvious way that a pair of blood-related parents might increase health risks for a child is through a recessive disorder, like cystic fibrosis or sickle cell disease.
This results in red blood cells becoming sickle in shape and stiff and sticky - rather than flexible smooth discs.
In a large hall Mr Syrankov addresses a small audience, flanked by his party's emblem, the hammer and sickle.
In recent years, for example, a hundred patients suffering from the hereditary disease sickle cell anaemia have been treated with CRISPR-Cas-based therapeutics -- without AZD7648.
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