scissors English

Meaning scissors meaning

What does scissors mean?

Definitions in simple English

scissors Noun

— A pair of scissors is a tool for cutting, with two parts like two knives that move. Scissors are usually used for cutting paper.

scissors

— noun a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze

— noun a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move

— noun an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

Synonyms scissors synonyms

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scissors English » English

shears

pair of scissors

scissors hold

scissor hold

clippers

scissors grip

scissor grip

cut

clipper

clip

chisel

zambi

yesco

yesca

yerba

yen pop

yellow submarine

yeh

white-haired lady

wheat

weed tea

wacky weed

viper's weed

vipe

torch

tongs

thumb

thirteen

tex-mex

takkouri

taima

sweet Lucy

supergrass

sugar weed

stink weed

stems

stack

splim

snuffers

snop

smoke Canada

slice

skunk

sinse

siddi

shake

sezz

sess

sen

seeds

Topics scissors topics

What do people use scissors to talk about?

Daily life Adornment Care for hair

Cut hair

• What words refer to cutting hair?
  cut trim haircut barber scissors haircutters
• What tools are used to cut hair?
  scissors haircutters shears

Daily life Adornment

Care for the fingernails

• What tools are used to care for the nails?
  clippers scissors file

Work and occupation Occupation

Working with cloth

• What tools are used?
  needle knitting needle spinning wheel sewing machine pins scissors tape measure

Work and occupation Tool

Cutting tool

• What types of cutting tools are there?
  knife paring knife butcher knife jackknife pocketknife hunting knife ax hatchet saw blade razor blade scissors wire-cutters

Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Cast lots

• What methods are used for making a decision by chance?
  roll a die flip a coin draw straws pick names out of a hat rock-paper-scissors pick a card (out of a deck) count off decide who goes first

Examples scissors examples

How do I use scissors in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Can I borrow your scissors?

These scissors cut well.

I cut the paper with a pair of scissors.

Rock, paper, scissors.

I need scissors.

These scissors are new.

Hand me those scissors.

There is a pair of scissors on the desk.

Get me the scissors, please.

Why did you tear the cloth instead of cutting it with scissors?

Jay picked up the old scissors.

I wonder whose these scissors are.

I need a pair of scissors to cut this paper.

These scissors don't cut well.

I found nothing but a pair of scissors.

I sometimes use scissors as a can opener.

All I found is a pair of scissors.

The scissors are not sharp.

Rock breaks scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper smothers rock.

Movie subtitles

The way you're working those scissors, I'd say it's not yours, either.

You want to rock, paper, scissors?

And it was here that she accidentally left her sewing scissors.

As in a pair of grooming scissors.

These are the only scissors in your kit?

How do you explain the fact that there are no scissors in your grooming kit?

I never use scissors at all.

So Ruth Newsome's scissors were not the murder weapon, sir?

Leaving Mr. Melrose with no scissors and no explanation as to where they have gone.

I believe your grooming scissors to be the murder weapon.

Yesterday, you showed me a pair of scissors that were not unlike the ones used.

Henry, please ask Mr. Melrose if the scissors that Miss Newsome surrendered are indeed his.

Well, the case remains that her scissors killed Mr. Stoddard.

So Ruth Newsome took Mr. Melrose's scissors without asking, which is why he didn't have them and didn't know where they were.

Get the scissors and cut the leg off.

Get me the scissors.

Give me those scissors!

I sharpen. scissors. razors. and knives.

A pair of scissors or a hairpin?

Get me a ball of twine, clean towels and the scissors.

Get a pair of scissors, Merlyn. Yes, sir.

All you need is a telegraph blank, some scissors and some glue.

Then I'll cut your hair with Pilar's scissors.

A man was walking around with a large pair of scissors cutting all the drapes in half.

Give me those scissors, Doc.

I got here first, Eddie. Put those scissors down.

Adam, you find the sheep scissors.

I'll cut it with the scissors.

Alright. We know the murder weapon to be a curved pair of grooming scissors, and three of our suspects have been unable to produce theirs.

And a hair from Miss Newsome's dog was found in the wound, making her actual scissors almost certainly the murder weapon.