scissors
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a tool used to cut paper, cloth, etc. with two handles and two sharp edges, joined in the middle
- She used a pair of scissors to cut out shapes from construction paper for her art project.
- He carefully trimmed the fabric with sharp scissors to create a clean edge.
- The kitchen scissors were handy for cutting open packages and food packaging.
- They kept a small pair of scissors in the desk drawer for cutting coupons and labels.
- The tailor used scissors to snip loose threads and adjust garment lengths.
Synonyms:
2
a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
3
a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move