scissors — English Dictionary

Noun

1. 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.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • plural
   • Plural only
   • usually
   • construed as plural

   Synonyms

   shears

   Examples

   Near-synonym: shears

   Those scissors are sharp.

   More examples (4)

   That scissors is sharp.

   Scissors are used to cut the flowers.

   Use scissors to cut them if you don't have proper shears.

   Roses will last longer if a knife rather than a scissors is used to cut the blooms.

2. A type of defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving repeatedly turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker in order to force them to overshoot.

   Usage

   • plural
   • Plural only
   • Uncountable
   • with the

3. An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • plural
   • Plural only

4. 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.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • plural
   • Plural only

   Examples

   They executed a perfect scissors.

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

   Usage

   • Countable
   • plural
   • Plural only

6. An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • plural
   • Plural only

7. A scissors hold.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • plural
   • Plural only

8. A hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and loses to rock. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.

   Usage

   • plural
   • Plural only

Interjection

1. Cry of anguish or frustration.

   Usage

   • Dated

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Say, wouldn’t it put your eye out to get a letter from one of the kiddies with the thumb‐prints of that crest not doing a thing but snuggling down in the wax on the envelope? Oh, scissors!

   “Scissors!” he shouted and stuck his finger in his mouth.

   Then sit down—make yourself at home. Ah, scissors.

Noun

1. an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

   Synonyms

   pair of scissors

   Broader terms

   edge toolcompound lever

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

   Synonyms

   scissors holdscissor holdscissor gripscissors grip

   Broader terms

   wrestling hold

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

   Broader terms

   gymnastic exercise