scissors

noun

/ˈsɪzəz/

/ˈsɪzərz/

[plural]

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a tool for cutting paper or cloth, that has two sharp blades (= cutting edges) with handles, joined together in the middle
- a pair of scissors
see also nail scissors
Extra Examples
- Don't use these scissors to cut paper or card.
- These scissors don't cut very well.
Topics Appearanceb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- blunt
- sharp
- kitchen
- …
… of scissors
- pair
verb + scissors
- cut something with
- use
scissors + verb
- cut
See full entry
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French cisoires, from late Latin cisoria, plural of cisorium ‘cutting instrument’, from cis-, variant of caes-, stem of caedere ‘to cut’. The spelling with sc- (16th cent.) was by association with the Latin stem sciss- ‘cut’.

单词	scissors
释义	scissors noun /ˈsɪzəz/ /ˈsɪzərz/ [plural] jump to other results enlarge image a tool for cutting paper or cloth, that has two sharp blades (= cutting edges) with handles, joined together in the middle a pair of scissors see also nail scissors Extra Examples Don't use these scissors to cut paper or card. These scissors don't cut very well. Topics Appearanceb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective blunt sharp kitchen … … of scissors pair verb + scissors cut something with use scissors + verb cut See full entry More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters gnarled gnash gnat gnaw gnome haute cuisine heir herb honour hors d’oeuvre hour knack knee kneel knife knight knit knob knock knot know knuckle psalm psephology psychic ptarmigan pterodactyl psychology wrangle wrap wreath wreck wrench wrestle wriggle wring write wrong bomb climb crumb doubt lamb limb ascent fascinate muscle scene scissors height right sleigh weight align campaign design foreign malign reign unfeigned balmy calm calf half yolk autumn column condemn damn hymn solemn bristle fasten listen mortgage soften thistle wrestle biscuit build circuit disguise guilty league rogue vague yacht answer sword two Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French cisoires, from late Latin cisoria, plural of cisorium ‘cutting instrument’, from cis-, variant of caes-, stem of caedere ‘to cut’. The spelling with sc- (16th cent.) was by association with the Latin stem sciss- ‘cut’.
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