scylla |
یونانی افسانوں کی ایک چھ سروں والی بلا جو ایک چٹان پر رہتی تھی اور جھاز والوں کو پکڑ کر کھا جاتی تھی ۔ |
(1) - Scylla (n.) A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying "Between Scylla and Charybdis," signifying a great peril on either hand. |
scythe |
گھاس کاٹنے کی درانتی ۔ |
(1) - Scythe (v. t.) To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow. (2) - Scythe (n.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots. (3) - Scythe (n.) An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use. |