Synonyms for scissors
ˈsɪz ərzscis·sors

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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.

   Synonyms:
   pair of scissors

2. scissorsnoun

   Synonyms:
   switch

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1. scissors, pair of scissorsnoun

   an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

   Synonyms:
   scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors grip, scissors hold, pair of scissors

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

   Synonyms:
   scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors grip, scissors hold, pair of scissors

3. scissorsnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors grip, scissors hold, pair of scissors

Matched Categories

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "scissors":

   chisels, shears, snips

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How to use scissors in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Liubov Mikhalchik:

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

3. Katie Holley:

   Using a tool that looked like very large scissors, he extracted THE ENTIRE HEAD, UPPER TORSO, MORE LIMBS AND AN ANTENNAE.

4. Tom:

   I have some scissors . . . Lets Run

5. 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.