Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun strickle
3 senses of strickle
Sense 1
strickle -- (an implement for sharpening scythes)
=> sharpener -- (any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener")
Sense 2
strickle -- (a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure)
=> implement -- (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)
Sense 3
strickle -- (a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand)
=> tool -- (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb strickle
2 senses of strickle
Sense 1
strickle -- (level off with a strickle in a measuring container; "strickle sand")
=> flush, level, even out, even -- (make level or straight; "level the ground")
Sense 2
strickle, strike -- (smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure")
=> flush, level, even out, even -- (make level or straight; "level the ground")