scissors
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noun- 1.
(countable, plural, plural only, usually)(countable, usually construed as plural) 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.
Near-synonym: shears
Those scissors are sharp.
That scissors is sharp.
Scissors are used to cut the flowers.
Use scissors to cut them if you don't have proper shears.
Đồng nghĩa: shears
- 2.
(plural, plural only, uncountable)(uncountable, aviation, military, with the) A type of defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving repeatedly turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker in order to force them to overshoot.
- 3.
(countable, plural, plural only)(countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
- 4.
(countable, plural, plural only)(countable, rugby) 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.
- 5.
(countable, plural, plural only)(countable, skating) A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.
- 6.
(countable, plural, plural only)(countable, gymnastics) An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.
- 7.
(countable, plural, plural only)(countable, wrestling) A scissors hold.
- 8.
(plural, plural only)(rock paper scissors) A hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and loses to rock. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- 9.
(form of, plural, rare)plural of scissor
Động từ
verb- 1.
(form of, rare, transitive)Rare form of scissor (“to cut using, or as if using, scissors”).
- 2.
(form of, indicative, present, singular, third person)third-person singular simple present indicative of scissor
interjection
interjectioncizarscizersscissarssissors
- 1.
(dated)Cry of anguish or frustration.
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From Middle English sisours (attested since 1350–1400), from Old French cisoirs, from cīsōria, plural of cīsōrium (cutting tool); from Latin - word root -cīsus (compare excise) or caesus, past participle of caedō (to cut). Partially displaced native sċēara, whence shears. chisel.