/saɪð/ noun verb scythe BrE /saɪð/ NAmE /saɪð/ a tool with a long handle and a slightly curved blade, used for cutting long grass, etc. scythe BrE /saɪð/ NAmE /saɪð/ [T, I] ~ (sth) to cut grass, etc. with a scythe the scent of newly scythed grass