| scissors | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. pair of scissors, scissors | an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades. |
| ~ blade | the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge. |
| ~ clipper | scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural). |
| ~ compound lever | a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum. |
| ~ edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge). |
| ~ shears | large scissors with strong blades. |
| ~ snuffers | scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick. |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| n. (act) | 2. scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors, scissors grip, scissors hold | a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze. |
| ~ wrestling hold | a hold used in the sport of wrestling. |
| n. (act) | 3. scissors | a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move. |
| ~ gymnastic exercise | (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus). |
| shears | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. shears | large scissors with strong blades. |
| ~ clipper | shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural). |
| ~ pruning shears | shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants. |
| ~ pair of scissors, scissors | an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades. |
| ~ snips, tinsnips | (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal. |
| ~ thinning shears | shears with one serrate blade; used for thinning hair. |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
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