Definitions for scissors
ˈsɪz ərzscis·sors

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. scissors, pair of scissorsnoun

   an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

2. scissors, scissors hold, scissor hold, scissor grip, scissors gripnoun

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

3. scissorsnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scissorsnoun

   A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.

2. scissorsnoun

   An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.

   They executed a perfect scissors.

3. scissorsnoun

   A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.

4. scissorsnoun

   A scissors hold.

5. Etymology: From sisoures (attested since 1350–1400), from cisoires, from *cīsōria, plural of cīsōrium (compare chisel); from word root -cīsus (compare excise) or cæsus, past participle of cædere.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scissors

   Scissors are hand-operated shearing tools. A pair of scissors consists of a pair of metal blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles (bows) opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutting various thin materials, such as paper, cardboard, metal foil, cloth, rope, and wire. A large variety of scissors and shears all exist for specialized purposes. Hair-cutting shears and kitchen shears are functionally equivalent to scissors, but the larger implements tend to be called shears. Hair-cutting shears have specific blade angles ideal for cutting hair. Using the incorrect type of scissors to cut hair will result in increased damage or split ends, or both, by breaking the hair. Kitchen shears, also known as kitchen scissors, are intended for cutting and trimming foods such as meats. Inexpensive, mass-produced modern scissors are often designed ergonomically with composite thermoplastic and rubber handles.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scissors

   Scissors are a handheld, often double-bladed tool used primarily for cutting various materials like paper, fabric or hair. The blades, typically made of metal, are joined at a pivot point in a way that allows them to slide past each other when the tool's handles, where the user applies force, are closed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

2. Etymology: [OE. sisoures, OF. cisoires (cf. F. ciseaux), probably fr. LL. cisorium a cutting instrument, fr. L. caedere to cut. Cf. Chisel, Concise. The modern spelling is due to a mistaken derivation from L. scissor one who cleaves or divides, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut, split.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scissors

   Scissors are hand-operated cutting instruments. They consist of a pair of metal blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutting various thin materials, such as paper, cardboard, metal foil, thin plastic, cloth, rope, and wire. Scissors can also be used to cut hair and food. Scissors and shears are functionally equivalent, but larger implements tend to be called shears. A large variety of scissors and shears exist for different specialized purposes. Scissors are now normally designed ergonomically with composite thermoplastic and rubber handles which enable to user to exert either a power grip or a precision grip.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scissors

   siz′orz, n.pl. a cutting instrument consisting of two blades fastened at the middle: shears.—v.i. Scise, sīz (obs.), to cut: to penetrate.—adjs. Sciss′ible, Sciss′ile, capable of being cut.—ns. Scis′sion, the act of cutting: division: splitting; Scissipar′ity, reproduction by fission.—v.t. Sciss′or, to cut with scissors.—ns. Sciss′or-bill, a skimmer; Sciss′or-tail, an American bird, the scissor-tailed fly-catcher; Sciss′or-tooth, the sectorial tooth of a carnivore which cuts against its fellow; Scissū′ra (anat.), a fissure, a cleft; Scis′sure, a cleft: a fissure: a rupture: a division; Scissurel′la, a genus of gasteropods with a shell deeply cut. [Formerly written cisors—O. Fr. cisoires, conn. with Fr. ciseaux, scissors, from Late L. cisorium, a cutting instrument—L. cædĕre, cæsum, to cut.]

Matched Categories

1. • Compound Lever
   • Edge Tool
   • Gymnastic Exercise
   • Wrestling Hold

How to pronounce scissors?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scissors in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scissors in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of scissors in a Sentence

1. John Moore:

   The other point to remember is that when you're talking about these variants they haven't suddenly grown scissors that will cut their way through masks; they haven't grown spring heeled boots that will bounce them 50 yards between people, they're still coronaviruses and they're still stoppable by the standard procedures that we should all be doing.

2. Hanim Ozgul:

   I started feeling pain in my stomach and abdomen and they could never find a reason, later I went to another hopsital. The doctor said that my body had an inflammation. Later they told me to have an X-ray. When the X-ray machine started up it became beeping and a doctor said to me: ‘You have scissors in your pocket.’.

3. Liubov Mikhalchik:

   I realized straightaway that it was a serious injury. you could see the scissors vibrating to the beating of his heart.

4. Takashi Takano:

   They have shown their hand. That is not something they should have be doing at that stage, it's like playing rock-paper-scissors and the defense lawyers lost.

5. Hakim Jami:

   If the scissors are not used daily on the beard, it will not be long before the beard is, by its luxuriant growth, pretending to be the head.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scissors
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scissors
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scissors
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scissors
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=scissors
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=scissors