sickle


Definition: Meaning of, sickle in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɪk(ə)l /

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sickle sickles
[countable]
  1. a tool with a blade in the shape of a hook, used for cutting wheat or long grass
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sickle used in phrases

  • common sickle pine (noun)
    1. small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia
  • hammer and sickle (noun)
    1. the sign of a hammer crossing a SICKLE on a red background, used as a sign of COMMUNISM
    2. the flag of the former Soviet Union
  • sickle alfalfa (noun)
    1. european medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods
  • sickle cell (noun)
    1. an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of haemoglobin
  • sickle feather (noun)
    1. one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster
  • sickle lucerne (noun)
    1. european medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods
  • sickle medick (noun)
    1. european medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods
  • sickle-cell anaemia (noun)
    1. a serious illness that mainly affects black people, in which the blood cells change shape, causing weakness and fever
  • sickle-cell anemia (noun)
    1. a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
  • sickle-cell disease (noun)
    1. a congenital form of anaemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
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