sickle

Questions about sickle

What does sickle mean?

sickle means "an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle".

How many syllables are in sickle?

sickle has 2 syllables: sic-kle. The stress falls on "sic". In IPA it is /ˈsɪkəl/.

What is another word for sickle?

Close synonyms include reaping hook, reap hook. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sickle a common word?

sickle is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.