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1. sickle
noun. ['ˈsɪkəl'] an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle.
Synonyms
Etymology
- sicol (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Sickle
- ferronickel
- vansickel
- mcnickle
- mcnichol
- mcmickle
- trickle
- trickel
- stickle
- stickel
- quickel
- brickle
- brickell
- brickel
- wikel
- tickle
- sickel
- sichel
- rickel
- pikul
- pickle
- pickell
- pickel
- nikkel
- nicoll
- nicol
- nickol
- nickle
- nickell
- nickel
- nicholl
How do you pronounce sickle?
Pronounce sickle as ˈsɪkəl.
US - How to pronounce sickle in American English
UK - How to pronounce sickle in British English
Sentences with sickle
1. Noun, singular or mass
Having the single expression of the gene for sickle cell does not cause the disease.
Quotes about sickle
1. A SMALL PIECE OF TRUTHI do not carry a sickle or scythe.I only wear a hooded black robe when it's cold.And I don't have those skull-like facial features you seem to enjoy pinning on me from a distance. You want to know what I truly look like? I'll help you out. Find yourself a mirror while I continue.
- Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
2. sickle-cell_disease
noun. a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape.
3. sickle-cell_anemia
noun. a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape.
