✂️Scissors

Meaning

a cutting instrument with two sharp blades that are joined and work against each other

a cutting instrument with two blades that can be closed together

Example Sentences

She used scissors to cut the paper into small pieces.

I need scissors to cut this paper.

Synonyms

shears, clippers, snips, cutting tool

Entry 1

shears, clippers, snips

Entry 2

shears, cutting tool

Collocations

cut with scissors, paper scissors, safety scissors, kitchen scissors, nail scissors

Entry 1

cut with scissors, paper scissors, safety scissors

Entry 2

paper scissors, kitchen scissors, nail scissors, safety scissors