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1. (n.) scissors
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) 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).
2. scissors
(used with a sing. v.)
3. scissors
any of several gymnastic feats in which the legs execute a scissorlike motion.
4. scissors
a wrestling hold secured by clasping the legs around the body or head of the opponent.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME cisoures, sisoures < MF cisoires < VL *cīsōria, pl. of LL cīsōrium cutting tool (see chisel ))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scissors, pair of scissors
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
2. (noun) scissors, scissors hold, scissor hold, scissor grip, scissors grip
a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
3. (noun) scissors
a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move
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1. (noun) scissors
a tool for cutting
a pair of scissors
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. scissors
a cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often called a pair of scissors
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Sense: a type of cutting instrument with two blades
a pair of scissors.
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 Afrikaans: skêr |
 Arabic: مِقَص |
 Bulgarian: ножици |
 Brazilian: tesoura |
 Czech: nůžky |
 German: die Schere |
 Danish: saks |
 Greek: ψαλίδι |
 Spanish: tijeras |
 Estonian: käärid |
 Farsi: قيچي |
 Finnish: sakset |
 French: ciseaux |
 Hebrew: מִספָּרַיִים |
 Hindi: कैंची, करतनी |
 Croatian: škare |
 Hungarian: olló |
 Indonesian: gunting |
 Icelandic: skæri |
 Italian: forbici |
 Japanese: はさみ |
 Korean: 가위 |
 Lithuanian: žirklės |
 Latvian: šķēres |
 Malay: gunting |
 Dutch: schaar |
 Norwegian: saks |
 Polish: nożyczki |
 Persian: قيچي |
 Pashto: بياتى، قيچي، غيچي، كينچي |
 Portuguese: tesoura |
 Romanian: foarfece |
 Russian: ножницы |
 Slovak: nožnice |
 Slovenian: škarje |
 Serbian: makaze |
 Swedish: sax |
 Thai: กรรไกร |
 Turkish: makas |
 Taiwanese: 剪刀 |
 Ukrainian: ножиці |
 Urdu: قینچی |
 Vietnamese: cái kéo |
 Chinese: 剪刀 |
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