Scissor vs. Scissors

Scissor vs. Scissors — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Scissor and Scissors

Scissorverb

To cut or clip with scissors or shears.

Scissorsverb

To cut or clip with scissors or shears.

Scissornoun

scissors (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A cutting implement consisting of two blades joined by a swivel pin that allows the cutting edges to be opened and closed.

Scissorsnoun

scissors (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A cutting implement consisting of two blades joined by a swivel pin that allows the cutting edges to be opened and closed.

Scissornoun

Any of various gymnastic exercises or jumps in which the movement of the legs suggests the opening and closing of scissors.

Scissorsnoun

Any of various gymnastic exercises or jumps in which the movement of the legs suggests the opening and closing of scissors.

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Scissornoun

A scissors hold.

Scissorsnoun

A scissors hold.

Scissornoun

(rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.

Scissorsnoun

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.

Scissors are used to cut the flowers.Use a scissors to cut them if you don't have proper shears.

Scissornoun

(India) Scissors.

Scissorsnoun

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.
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Scissornoun

(noun adjunct) Used in certain noun phrases to denote a thing resembling the action of scissors, as scissor kick, scissor hold (wrestling), scissor jack.

Scissorsnoun

A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.

Scissorverb

(transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors.

Scissorsnoun

An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.

Scissorverb

(transitive) To excise or expunge something from a text.

The erroneous testimony was scissored from the record.

Scissorsnoun

A scissors hold.

Scissorverb

To reproduce (text) as an excerpt, copy.

Scissorsnoun

(rock paper scissors) A hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and is loses to rock. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.

Scissorverb

To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.

The runner scissored over the hurdles.

Scissorsnoun

(rare) scissor

Scissorverb

To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.

Scissorsnoun

and edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

Scissorverb

(skating) To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.

Scissorsnoun

a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze

Scissorverb

cut with or as if with scissors

Scissorsnoun

a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as scissors move