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scissors (also a pair of scissors) British & World English

an instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other material, consisting of two blades laid one on top of the other and fastened in the middle so as to allow them to be opened and closed by a thumb and finger inserted through rings on the end of their handles

scissor British & World English

cut (something) with scissors

scissors in scissors (also a pair of scissors) British & World English

an instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other material, consisting of two blades laid one on top of the other and fastened in the middle so as to allow them to be opened and closed by a thumb and finger inserted through rings on the end of their handles

nail scissors British & World English

small scissors for cutting the fingernails or toenails

grape scissors British & World English

a pair of scissors used for dividing a bunch of grapes

scissors hold in scissor hold (also scissors hold) British & World English

a hold in which the head or other part of the opponent’s body is gripped between the legs which are then locked at the instep or ankles to apply pressure

scissor hold (also scissors hold) British & World English

a hold in which the head or other part of the opponent’s body is gripped between the legs which are then locked at the instep or ankles to apply pressure

scissors jack in scissor jack (also scissors jack) British & World English

a jack for heavy lifting, operated by a horizontal screw that raises or lowers a frame of hinged, rhombus-shaped linkages

scissor jack (also scissors jack) British & World English

a jack for heavy lifting, operated by a horizontal screw that raises or lowers a frame of hinged, rhombus-shaped linkages

scissors kick in scissor kick (also scissors kick) British & World English

(in various sports, particularly swimming and soccer) a kick in which the legs make a sharp snapping movement like that of a pair of scissors

scissor kick (also scissors kick) British & World English

(in various sports, particularly swimming and soccer) a kick in which the legs make a sharp snapping movement like that of a pair of scissors

scissors-tail in scissortail British & World English

a small SE Asian freshwater fish with a deeply forked tail

pinking scissors in pinking shears (also pinking scissors) British & World English

shears with a serrated blade, used to cut a zigzag edge in fabric to prevent it fraying

a pair of scissors in scissors (also a pair of scissors) British & World English

an instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other material, consisting of two blades laid one on top of the other and fastened in the middle so as to allow them to be opened and closed by a thumb and finger inserted through rings on the end of their handles

scissors English-German

[pair of] scissors

scissors English-Italian

forbici fpl

scissors English-Spanish

tijeras, tijera

nail scissors English-German

[pair of] nail scissors

a pair of scissors in pair English-French

une paire de ciseaux

a pair of trousers/scissors in pair English-Italian

un paio di pantaloni/forbici

these scissors are useless in useless English-Spanish

estas tijeras no sirven para nada

these scissors aren't much use in use1 English-Spanish

estas tijeras no sirven para nada