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scissor

[ siz-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to cut or clip out with scissors.
to eliminate or eradicate from a text; expunge:
testimony scissored from the record.

verb (used without object)

to move one's body or legs like the blades of scissors:
a gymnast scissoring over the bar.

noun

scissors ( def 1 ).

scissor

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noun

modifier of or relating to scissors
a scissor blade

verb

to cut (an object) with scissors

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Other Word Forms

�ܲ�·��s�ǰ�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scissor¹

First recorded in 1605–15; v. use of singular of scissors

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She says: "We got a shout-out from Ant and Dec and went up on a scissor lift above the Newcastle United fans, which was incredible."

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The barber found him a spot by the window upstairs to finish the cut with scissors.

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A friend from Colorado persuaded Lam to set up an Amazon wish list, which was filled with modest asks: pencils, glue, scissors and paper.

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"A pair of scissors, one empty teapot and some hot water, please."

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A woman who did not realise she was pregnant has described giving birth alone at the beauty parlour where she worked before cutting her baby's umbilical cord with eyebrow scissors.

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