clipper
(klɪpəʳ )
Word forms: clippers
1. plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN]
Clippers are a tool used for cutting small amounts from something, especially from someone's hair or nails.
2. countable noun
In former times, a clipper was a fast sailing ship.
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Collocations:
electric clippers
For the most part, it's shorn using shears unchanged for hundreds of years — the remote locations of the flocks preclude the use of electric clippers.
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The quality difference between the consumer grade and professional grade electric clippers has narrowed significantly over the years.
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Hand-operated clippers are still available but not often used, since electric clippers are so much more efficient.
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Translations:
Chinese: 剪刀
Japanese: 爪切りやヘアカットはさみなど切るための道具
- sense of superiority
- sense of taste
- sense of timing
- sense of togetherness
- sense of touch
- sense of unease
- sense of unity
- sense of urgency
- sense of warmth
- sense of well-being
- sense of wonder
- sense organ
- sense something
- sense the mood
- sense trouble
- sense weakness
- sensibility
- sensible
- sensible advice
- sensible alternative
- sensible answer
- sensible approach
- sensible arrangement
- sensible attitude
- sensible choice