scissor

[siz-er]

verb (used with object)

1. to cut or clip out with scissors.

2. to eliminate or eradicate from a text; expunge.

   testimony scissored from the record.

verb (used without object)

1. to move one's body or legs like the blades of scissors.

   a gymnast scissoring over the bar.

noun

1. scissors.

scissor

/ ˈsɪzə /

noun

1. (modifier) of or relating to scissors

   a scissor blade

verb

1. to cut (an object) with scissors

Other Word Forms

• unscissored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scissor¹

First recorded in 1605–15; v. use of singular of scissors

Example Sentences

Players will play 'rock, paper, scissors' to determine who serves or receives.

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Swansea Crown Court heard on Wednesday that, when ordered to leave the taxi, driver Geraint Jones did not think Daniel was serious until he saw the scissors close to his stomach.

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"Pens, scissors and even tables have been used as weapons."

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One afternoon, she invited Brink to her home, where the dining table was set with scissors, glue sticks, stacks of magazines and knickknacks.

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Unfortunately, the person used scissors to cut the birds’ wings out of the tacky material intended to trap rodents and pests.

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Related Words

• carve 
• divide 
• rip 
• slash 
• slice