| Main Entry: | crescent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sickle-shaped object |
Synonyms: |
bow, concave figure, convex figure, cresentoid, curve, demilune, half-moon, horned moon, hornlike, lune, meniscus, new moon, old moon, sickle |
| Main Entry: | cut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sever, chop with sharp instrument; incise |
Synonyms: |
amputate, behead, bisect, bite, carve, chine, chip, chisel, cleave, clip, crop, curtail, decussate, dice, dispatch, dissect, dissever, divide, facet, fell, flitch, gash, guillotine, hack, hash, hew, intersect, lacerate, lay open, level, lop, massacre, mince, mow, mow down, nick, notch, part, penetrate, perforate, pierce, prune, puncture, quarter, rabbet, raze, reap, rend, rip, rive, saber, saw, scarify, scissor, score, scythe, separate, shave, shear, sickle, skive, slash, slaughter, slay, slice, slit, sliver, snip |
| Main Entry: | knife |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cutting tool |
Synonyms: |
bayonet, blade, bolo, cutlass, cutter, cutting edge, dagger, edge, lance, lancet, machete, point, ripper, sabre, scalpel, scimitar, scythe, shank, shiv, sickle, skewer, skiver, steel, stiletto, switchblade, sword, tickler |
| Main Entry: | mow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut |
Synonyms: |
clip, crop, scythe, shear, sickle, trim |
| Main Entry: | machete |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weapon |
Synonyms: |
blade, bola, bolo, knife, sickle |