scissor
1 of 2noun
scis·sor ˈsi-zər 
: scissors
scissor
2 of 2verb
scissored; scissoring ˈsi-zə-riŋ
ˈsiz-riŋ
transitive verb
: to cut, cut up, or cut off with scissors or shears
scissored the paper into strips
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 July 2022 In 2019, Apple reverted back to the more traditional scissor-style keyboard. Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 19 July 2022 Comfy dishes would hug my fingertips, and the keys required a noticeable amount of travel, 1.5 mm, to actuate, ensuring the scissor switches never felt mushy or flat but, rather, tactile. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 July 2022 McLaren averts banality by sticking to supercar essentials: carbon fiber monocoques, scissor doors and absolutely no SUVs. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022 After years of complaints, Apple mercifully brought back the scissor-switch keyboard design in 2019. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 19 July 2022 Open its signature scissor doors to find a two-place cockpit that appears cozy compared to the considerable exterior dimensions (remember, the Aventador is all powertrain). Michael Harley, Forbes, 4 July 2022 The collapsed scissor mechanism sits at 4 inches and can extend to 15.2 inches while holding up to 3,000 pounds. Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2022 Plus' spacious keyboard required a new scissor mechanism to stabilize the keycaps. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2022 Mireille Juchau, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2019 His legs scissored apart in soaring full splits, the unbound flexibility delivering an extra sensation of vigor and freedom. Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 18 June 2019 Like its predecessors—the Countach, Diablo, and Murciélago—the Aventador SV is an impossibly wide, ridiculously low-slung blade of a car, with doors that scissor skyward and a huge V-12 behind the seats. Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2016 Arctic Ivanoff placed second in the boys scissor broad jump and finished fourth in both the two-foot high kick and the one-hand reach. Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2018 Without any option other than letting the forward through or cutting him down, the 28-year-old opted for the latter; scissoring his opponent as the last man and bringing him to ground after only nine seconds. SI.com, 24 Oct. 2017 The Bruins hope to scissor their six-game losing streak in the series with Oregon. OregonLive.com, 21 Oct. 2017 Berrios rarely found himself in trouble scissoring through the daunting lineups of Cleveland, Colorado and Baltimore in his three wins. Brian Murphy, Twin Cities, 30 May 2017 See More
Noun
The little scissor jacks that are included with most vehicles may be enough to perform a tire repair on a stock vehicle, on a hard, level surface. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 July 2022 In 2019, Apple reverted back to the more traditional scissor-style keyboard. Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 19 July 2022 Comfy dishes would hug my fingertips, and the keys required a noticeable amount of travel, 1.5 mm, to actuate, ensuring the scissor switches never felt mushy or flat but, rather, tactile. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 July 2022 McLaren averts banality by sticking to supercar essentials: carbon fiber monocoques, scissor doors and absolutely no SUVs. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022 After years of complaints, Apple mercifully brought back the scissor-switch keyboard design in 2019. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 19 July 2022 Open its signature scissor doors to find a two-place cockpit that appears cozy compared to the considerable exterior dimensions (remember, the Aventador is all powertrain). Michael Harley, Forbes, 4 July 2022 The collapsed scissor mechanism sits at 4 inches and can extend to 15.2 inches while holding up to 3,000 pounds. Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2022 Plus' spacious keyboard required a new scissor mechanism to stabilize the keycaps. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2022 Verb
Her book recalls the photomontages of Hannah Höch, in which objects, text, and images from the German media are scissored up and juxtaposed, producing unexpected scenarios that feel all the more truthful for their strangeness. Mireille Juchau, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2019 His legs scissored apart in soaring full splits, the unbound flexibility delivering an extra sensation of vigor and freedom. Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 18 June 2019 Like its predecessors—the Countach, Diablo, and Murciélago—the Aventador SV is an impossibly wide, ridiculously low-slung blade of a car, with doors that scissor skyward and a huge V-12 behind the seats. Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2016 Arctic Ivanoff placed second in the boys scissor broad jump and finished fourth in both the two-foot high kick and the one-hand reach. Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2018 Without any option other than letting the forward through or cutting him down, the 28-year-old opted for the latter; scissoring his opponent as the last man and bringing him to ground after only nine seconds. SI.com, 24 Oct. 2017 The Bruins hope to scissor their six-game losing streak in the series with Oregon. OregonLive.com, 21 Oct. 2017 Berrios rarely found himself in trouble scissoring through the daunting lineups of Cleveland, Colorado and Baltimore in his three wins. Brian Murphy, Twin Cities, 30 May 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
circa 1625, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing scissor
scissor
verb
as in to hacksaw
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- hacksaw
- slit
- shear
- crosscut
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- gash
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- slice
- stab
- cut
- rip
- butcher
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- chisel
- cleave
- bruise
- chop
- mangle
- hack
- chip
- notch
- tear
- incise
- lacerate
- rive
- carve
- rend
- saw
- section
- dissect
- sever
- cut off
- mince
- dice
- haggle
- amputate
- anatomize