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sickle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reap hook, reaping hook |
| Type of | edge tool |
Examples of sickle
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It's called sickle-cell trait, and many of those who have it never know they do.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Sickle Cell Sabbath started in St. Louis in 2003 and has proven to be effective.
From the kentucky.com
A demonstrator dressed in a judge's robes carried the sickle of the Grim Reaper.
From the washingtonpost.com
However, that also reduces the effectiveness of sickle cell in fighting malaria.
From the scienceblogs.com
Cell-free hemoglobin limits nitric oxide bioavailability in sickle-cell disease.
From the nature.com
Jude Children's Research Hospital have alleviated sickle cell disease pathology.
From the sciencedaily.com
As an example of dynamical sufficiency, consider the case of sickle cell anemia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
These include leukemia, sickle cell disease, Hodgkin's lymphoma,and thalassemia.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Another disease, sickle cell anaemia, protects against malaria in a similar way.
From the newscientist.com
- An edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
- A sickle is a hand-held agricultural tool with a curved blade typically used for harvesting grain crop or cutting grass for hay. The inside of the curve is sharp, so that the user can draw or swing the blade against the base of the crop, catching it in the curve and slicing it at the same time. ...
- Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for lion. Its symbol is . Leo lies between dim Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east.
- An implement, having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops; To cut with a sickle; To deform (as with a red blood cell) into an abnormal crescent shape; To assume an abnormal crescent shape. ...
- (Sickles) the pair of long feathers floating above the true or main tail.
- (Sickling) This term is used for a fault in which the dancer turns their foot in from the ankle, it breaks the straight line of the leg.
- A tool for cutting the stalks of cereals, especially wheat. Prehistoric sickles were usually stone blades set in a wood or antler handle.
- A curved knife used for cutting grain stalks at harvest time.
- Of the Egyptians resembled that in modern use. The ears of corn were cut with it near the top of the straw. There was also a sickle used for warlike purposes, more correctly, however, called a pruning-hook (Deu 16:9; Jer 50:16, marg., "scythe;" Joe 3:13; Mar 4:29).
