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scissors
[ siz-erz ]
noun
- (used with a singular or plural verb) a cutting instrument for paper, cloth, etc., consisting of two blades, each having a ring-shaped handle, that are so pivoted together that their sharp edges work one against the other (often used with pair of ).
- (used with a singular verb) Gymnastics. any of several feats in which the legs execute a scissorlike motion.
- (used with a singular verb) Wrestling. a hold secured by clasping the legs around the body or head of the opponent.
scissors
/ ˈ²õɪ³úÉ™³ú /
plural noun
- Also calledpair of scissors a cutting instrument used for cloth, hair, etc, having two crossed pivoted blades that cut by a shearing action, with ring-shaped handles at one end
- a wrestling hold in which a wrestler wraps his legs round his opponent's body or head, locks his feet together, and squeezes
- any gymnastic or athletic feat in which the legs cross and uncross in a scissor-like movement
- athletics a technique in high-jumping, now little used, in which the legs perform a scissor-like movement in clearing the bar
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³¦¾±²õ²õ´Ç°ù-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of scissors1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of scissors1
Example Sentences
"Having my England kit that I was so proud of being cut off me with scissors was a small trivial thing I was thinking of," Hampson told BBC East Midlands Today.
He said he had been shown around the store, and had been given a pair of scissors to cut the ribbon.
A man has been jailed for 30 years for trying to kill a police officer by stabbing him in the head with a pair of scissors.
In De Longe’s classroom, I grabbed a pair of scissors, cut through the new rug’s plastic packaging and unfurled it on the hardwood floor.
On Aug. 14, according to police reports, Chapman found Sindle maniacally chopping up a piece of binder paper with scissors.
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