scissors
A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a…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.
» I wonder whose scissors these are.
Wem gehört wohl diese Schere?
Интересно, чьи это ножницы.
Цікаво, чиї це ножиці?
Meaning
8 senses(countable, plural, plural only, usually)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.
Near-synonym: shears
Those scissors are sharp.
Schere
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но́жиціnóžyci
(plural, plural only, uncountable)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.
(countable, plural, plural only)An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
(countable, plural, plural only)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.
They executed a perfect scissors.
(countable, plural, plural only)A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.
(countable, plural, plural only)An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.
a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves their legs as the blades of scissors move
(countable, plural, plural only)A scissors hold.
(plural, plural only)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.
Examples
200 sentencesI wonder whose scissors these are.
Цікаво, чиї це ножиці? — deniko
ruИнтересно, чьи это ножницы. — marafon
deWem gehört wohl diese Schere? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'll buy a pair of scissors.
Я куплю ножиці. — deniko
ruЯ куплю ножницы. — marafon
deIch werde eine Schere kaufen. — mhr
Tell Tom to give you some scissors.
Скажи Том, щоб він дав тобі ножиці. — deniko
ruСкажи Тому, чтобы он дал тебе ножницы. — odexed
deSag Tom, dass er dir eine Schere geben soll. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was looking for a pair of scissors.
Я шукав ножиці. — deniko
ruЯ искал ножницы. — marafon
There is a pair of scissors on the desk.
На столі лежать ножиці. — deniko
ruНа столе лежат ножницы. — ae5s
deEine Schere liegt auf dem Tisch. — Sudajaengi
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sisours (attested since 1350–1400), from Old French cisoirs, from LateFrom Middle English sisours (attested since 1350–1400), from Old French cisoirs, from Late Latin cīsōria, plural of cīsōrium (“cutting tool”); from Latin word root -cīsus (compare excise) or caesus, past participle of caedō (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English sċēara (“scissors, shears”), whence shears. Doublet of chisel.
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Forms
plural: scissorsesSynonyms
8 synonyms- a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze:scissors holdscissor holdscissor gripscissors grip
- an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades:pair of scissors
Word family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable