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scissors en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsəzəz/ (New-Zealand)
• (London) audio
• /ˈsɪzɚz/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈsɪzəz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɪzəz/ (Australia)
• (California) audio

Etymology

From Middle English sisours (attested since 1350–1400), from Old French cisoirs, from Late Latin cīsōria, plural of cīsōrium (“cutting tool”); from Latin word root -cīsus (compare excise) or caesus, past participle of caedō (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English sċēara (“scissors, shears”), whence shears. Doublet of chisel. The current spelling, from the 16th century, is due to association with Medieval Latin scissor (“tailor”), from Latin carrying the meaning “carver, cutter”, from scindō (“to split”).

Meanings

1. (dated) Cry of anguish or frustration.
   • “Scissors!” he shouted and stuck his finger in his mouth. 1911, William Caine, chapter XIV, in The Revolt at Roskelly’s, New York & London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, page 270:
   • Say, wouldn’t it put your eye out to get a letter from one of the kiddies with the thumb‐prints of that crest not doing a thing but snuggling down in the wax on the envelope? Oh, scissors! 1909, Edward Waterman Townsend, chapter II, in The Climbing Courvatels, New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, page 30:
   • Then sit down—make yourself at home. Ah, scissors. 1913, Richard Claude Carton, Public Opinion: A Farce in Three Acts, London: Samuel French, Ltd., page 81:

Forms

scissors en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsəzəz/ (New-Zealand)
• (London) audio
• /ˈsɪzɚz/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈsɪzəz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɪzəz/ (Australia)
• (California) audio

Etymology

From Middle English sisours (attested since 1350–1400), from Old French cisoirs, from Late Latin cīsōria, plural of cīsōrium (“cutting tool”); from Latin word root -cīsus (compare excise) or caesus, past participle of caedō (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English sċēara (“scissors, shears”), whence shears. Doublet of chisel. The current spelling, from the 16th century, is due to association with Medieval Latin scissor (“tailor”), from Latin carrying the meaning “carver, cutter”, from scindō (“to split”).

Meanings

1. (construed as plural, countable, plural, plural-only, usually) 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.
   • Roses will last longer if a knife rather than a scissors is used to cut the blooms. 1947 June 22, “Around the Garden”, in New York Times:
   • Use scissors to cut them if you don't have proper shears.
   • That scissors is sharp.
   • Near-synonym: shears
   • Scissors are used to cut the flowers.
   • Those scissors are sharp.
2. (form-of, plural, rare) plural of scissor
   form of scissor
3. (plural, plural-only, uncountable, 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.
4. (countable, plural, plural-only) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
5. (countable, plural, plural-only) 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.
6. (countable, plural, plural-only) A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.
7. (countable, plural, plural-only) An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.
8. (countable, plural, plural-only) A scissors hold.
9. (plural, plural-only) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

nail scissors · Mayo scissors · genetic scissors · run with scissors · scissors crossover · Metzenbaum scissors · scissors crisis · thinning scissors · scissors-and-paste · agrarian scissors · scissors-tailed · trauma scissors · marble scissors · rock-paper-scissors · probe-scissors · paper scissors stone · grafting scissors · scissors crossing · scissors paper stone · scissors bite · crash scissors · dummy scissors · scissor · scissorstail · scissors-congruent · pizza scissors · scissorsbill · rock paper scissors · safety scissors · scissors kick · elbow scissors · price scissors · scissors-glasses · scissors congruence · texturizing scissors

Hyponyms

rolling scissors (dogfight maneuver) · flat scissors (dogfight maneuver)

Relateds

scissorial

Synonyms

shears · pair of scissors (tool used for cutting) · shears (tool used for cutting) · scissor · switch

Translations (270)

fo saksur (tool used for cutting) · alt кайчы (tool used for cutting) · chr ᏗᎳᏍᏙᏯᏗ (tool used for cutting) · mi katikati (tool used for cutting) · inh тукар (tool used for cutting) · be нажні́цы (tool used for cutting) · cmn 剪刀 (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors) · vep raudad (tool used for cutting) · be нажні́чкі (tool used for cutting) · ht sizo (tool used for cutting) · lez мукӏратӏ (tool used for cutting) · fa-ira قِیْچی (tool used for cutting) · kg sizo (tool used for cutting) · ka მაკრატელი (tool used for cutting) · ii ꑐꄉ (tool used for cutting) · la axicia (tool used for cutting) · he מִסְפָּרַיִם (tool used for cutting) · su ᮌᮥᮔ᮪ᮒᮤᮀ (tool used for cutting) · gur pasʋa (tool used for cutting) · he מספריים (tool used for cutting) · hi क़ैंची (tool used for cutting) · ceb gunting (tool used for cutting) · bem sisasi (tool used for cutting) · rup foarficã (tool used for cutting) · pac tacâuq (tool used for cutting) · th กรรไกร (tool used for cutting) · bo ཅེམ་ཙེ (tool used for cutting) · af skêr (tool used for cutting) · dng җянзы (tool used for cutting) · ur کَین٘چی (tool used for cutting) · lmo forbes (tool used for cutting) · as কেঁচি (tool used for cutting) · et käärid (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors) · mn ᠬᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠴᠢ (tool used for cutting) · ar مِقْرَاض (tool used for cutting) · ur قَین٘چی (tool used for cutting) · hi कैंची (tool used for cutting) · ovd saks (tool used for cutting) · duo garasib (tool used for cutting) · qu qhachuti (tool used for cutting) · oc cisèls (tool used for cutting) · kim һэйчы (tool used for cutting) · acw مقص (tool used for cutting) · kne kantib (tool used for cutting) · ur قَیچی (tool used for cutting) · sv sax (tool used for cutting) · rif timešraḍ (tool used for cutting) · ro foarfece (tool used for cutting) · ay khuchuña (tool used for cutting) · ml കത്രിക (tool used for cutting) · ja 鋏 (tool used for cutting) · nan-hbl 鉸刀 /铰刀 (tool used for cutting) · eo tondilo (tool used for cutting) · fr ciseaux (tool used for cutting) · ga siosúr (tool used for cutting) · ig mma-mkpa (tool used for cutting) · mi kutikuti (tool used for cutting) · de Schere (tool used for cutting) · prs قَیْچِی (tool used for cutting) · sq gërshërë f] (tool used for cutting) · mn хайч (tool used for cutting) · ium njiuv (tool used for cutting) · tl gunting (tool used for cutting) · kmr meqes (tool used for cutting) · kk қайшы (tool used for cutting) · bo ཁེ་གྲི (tool used for cutting) · kne kaltib (tool used for cutting) · srn sisey (tool used for cutting) · pl nożyce (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors) · krc kıptı (tool used for cutting) · gl tallantas (tool used for cutting) · gin мокӏортӏи (tool used for cutting) · scn fòrficia (tool used for cutting) · unm tàhkònshikàn (tool used for cutting) · eu guraize (tool used for cutting) · ru но́жницы (tool used for cutting) · vi kéo (tool used for cutting) · nl schaar (tool used for cutting) · kpv шыран (tool used for cutting) · sh но̏жице (tool used for cutting) · sms ska´rri (tool used for cutting) · ryu 鋏 (tool used for cutting) · hsb nožicy (tool used for cutting) · gun jetapa (tool used for cutting) · ota مقص (tool used for cutting) · se skierat (tool used for cutting) · ks دُکٲرؠ (tool used for cutting) · ta கத்தரிக்கோல் (tool used for cutting) · hu olló (tool used for cutting) · da saks (tool used for cutting) · cv хачӑ (tool used for cutting) · sk nožnice (tool used for cutting) · crh maqas (tool used for cutting) · tts เซีย (tool used for cutting) · az qayçı (tool used for cutting) · mg hety (tool used for cutting) · hak 剪刀 (tool used for cutting) · dsb nožyce (tool used for cutting) · lo ມີດຕັດ (tool used for cutting) · ckb مەقەس (tool used for cutting) · fi sakset (tool used for cutting) · tk gaýçy (tool used for cutting) · aht łindeldotsʼi (tool used for cutting) · tyv хачы (tool used for cutting) · es tijeras (tool used for cutting) · cs nůžky (tool used for cutting) · sw mkasi (tool used for cutting) · el ψαλίδι (tool used for cutting) · jv ꦒꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦶꦁ (tool used for cutting) · kaa qayshı (tool used for cutting) · cdo 鉸刀 /铰刀 (tool used for cutting) · yue 剪 (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors) · is skæri (tool used for cutting) · si කතුර (tool used for cutting) · tr makas (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors) · uz qaychi (tool used for cutting) · za gauqcienj (tool used for cutting) · ky кайчы (tool used for cutting) · liv škērõd (tool used for cutting) · rhg kesi (tool used for cutting) · nap fròbbece (tool used for cutting) · gl tesoiras (tool used for cutting) · pac tarcâuq (tool used for cutting) · shn ၵိမ်း (tool used for cutting) · dtp gunting (tool used for cutting) · cmn 剪刀 (tool used for cutting) · pms tisòire (tool used for cutting) · bbl მაკარტა (tool used for cutting) · arz مقص (tool used for cutting) · yue 鉸剪 /铰剪 (tool used for cutting) · rup foarticã (tool used for cutting) · se skárrit (tool used for cutting) · lv grieznes (tool used for cutting) · io cizo (tool used for cutting) · ast tixeres (tool used for cutting) · ota صیندی (tool used for cutting) · srn sesey (tool used for cutting) · fur fuarpis (tool used for cutting) · ar مِقَصّ (tool used for cutting) · vec forfe (tool used for cutting) · tet kateri (tool used for cutting) · kl qiuutit (tool used for cutting) · pam gunting (tool used for cutting) · ta கத்திரி (tool used for cutting) · te కత్తెర (tool used for cutting) · so maqas (tool used for cutting) · ang sċēar (tool used for cutting) · ckb قەیچی (tool used for cutting) · ang sċēara (tool used for cutting) · ce тукар (tool used for cutting) · my ကတ်ကြေး (tool used for cutting) · tr kıptı (tool used for cutting) · uk но́жиці (tool used for cutting) · lb Schéier (tool used for cutting) · sah тимир кыптыыйа (tool used for cutting) · tg миқроз (tool used for cutting) · bth gutin (tool used for cutting) · it forbici (tool used for cutting) · ug قايچا (tool used for cutting) · id gunting (tool used for cutting) · tr makas (tool used for cutting) · ja チョキ (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors) · li sjier (tool used for cutting) · gag makaz (tool used for cutting) · yi שער (tool used for cutting) · sw mikasi (tool used for cutting) · ln makasi (tool used for cutting) · sn chigero (tool used for cutting) · sc fórfiga (tool used for cutting) · bg но́жица (tool used for cutting) · km កន្ត្រៃ (tool used for cutting) · ro foarfecă (tool used for cutting) · pa ਕੈਂਚੀ (tool used for cutting) · zdj mkasi (tool used for cutting) · ti መቐዝ (tool used for cutting) · uli chiib (tool used for cutting) · tts กระไต (tool used for cutting) · rm forbesch (tool used for cutting) · gu કાતર (tool used for cutting) · mdf васоньпеельхть (tool used for cutting) · wuu 剪刀 (tool used for cutting) · ne कैँची (tool used for cutting) · syl ꠇꠦꠘ꠆ꠌꠤ (tool used for cutting) · sh màkaze (tool used for cutting) · qu k'utuna (tool used for cutting) · sh škȁre (tool used for cutting) · nog канышы (tool used for cutting) · kxd gunting (tool used for cutting) · tt кайчы (tool used for cutting) · war gunting (tool used for cutting) · ale nu-shu-shuk (tool used for cutting) · ca tisores (tool used for cutting) · rm forsch (tool used for cutting) · sh ма̀казе (tool used for cutting) · bn কাঁচি (tool used for cutting) · xal хәәч (tool used for cutting) · duu cvte (tool used for cutting) · mnc ᡥᠠᠰᠠᡥᠠ (tool used for cutting) · tg қайчӣ (tool used for cutting) · os хӕсгард (tool used for cutting) · mfe sizo (tool used for cutting) · sah кыптыый (tool used for cutting) · rom kat (tool used for cutting) · et käärid (tool used for cutting) · la forfex (tool used for cutting) · lo ມີດຕະໄກ (tool used for cutting) · ln sizo (tool used for cutting) · nn saks (tool used for cutting) · aii ܩܵܪܘܿܛܵܐ (tool used for cutting) · ff mekesje (tool used for cutting) · ko 가위 (tool used for cutting) · xmf მარგატელი (tool used for cutting) · bg но́жици (tool used for cutting) · cy siswrn (tool used for cutting) · sh шка̏ре (tool used for cutting) · sc fórfighe (tool used for cutting) · pdt Schea (tool used for cutting) · mba gunting (tool used for cutting) · mt mqass (tool used for cutting) · ba ҡайсы (tool used for cutting) · mk ножици (tool used for cutting) · pt tesoura (tool used for cutting) · lmo fòrbes (tool used for cutting) · ab амаркаты́л (tool used for cutting) · ms gunting (tool used for cutting) · pl nożyczki (tool used for cutting) · ary مقص (tool used for cutting) · mwl tejeiras (tool used for cutting) · bua хайша (tool used for cutting) · lt žirklės (tool used for cutting) · hy մկրատ (tool used for cutting) · gl tesoira (tool used for cutting) · grc ψαλίς (tool used for cutting) · min guntiang (tool used for cutting) · gd siosar (tool used for cutting) · pkp pākoti (tool used for cutting) · nb saks (tool used for cutting) · dlg кыптый (tool used for cutting) · enm sisours (tool used for cutting) · mhr вашкӱзӧ (tool used for cutting) · wo siso (tool used for cutting) · lg makansi (tool used for cutting) · hak 鉸刀 /铰刀 (tool used for cutting) · nso sekero (tool used for cutting) · fr ciseaux (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors) · pt tesoura (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors) · tli khaashaxáshaa (tool used for cutting) · lmy gutti (tool used for cutting) · kg luziolo (tool used for cutting) · kmr cawbir (tool used for cutting) · tr sındı (tool used for cutting) · za geuz (tool used for cutting) · sc fóltighe (tool used for cutting) · ko 가위 (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors) · cmn 剪子 (tool used for cutting) · am ሳረቶች (tool used for cutting) · sl škarje (tool used for cutting) · pl nożyce (tool used for cutting) · gu કેંચી (tool used for cutting) · cmn 剪子 (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors) · sh nȍžice (tool used for cutting) · myv васоньпеельть (tool used for cutting) · lv šķēres (tool used for cutting) · fy skjirre (tool used for cutting) · kn ಕತ್ತರಿ (tool used for cutting) · haw ʻūpā (tool used for cutting) · vro kääriq (tool used for cutting) · bo ཇེམ་ཙེ (tool used for cutting) · ha almakashi (tool used for cutting) · nl schaar (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors)

wikidata: Q40847

scissors en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈsəzəz/ (New-Zealand)
• (London) audio
• /ˈsɪzɚz/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈsɪzəz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɪzəz/ (Australia)
• (California) audio

Etymology

From Middle English sisours (attested since 1350–1400), from Old French cisoirs, from Late Latin cīsōria, plural of cīsōrium (“cutting tool”); from Latin word root -cīsus (compare excise) or caesus, past participle of caedō (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English sċēara (“scissors, shears”), whence shears. Doublet of chisel. The current spelling, from the 16th century, is due to association with Medieval Latin scissor (“tailor”), from Latin carrying the meaning “carver, cutter”, from scindō (“to split”).

Meanings

1. (form-of, rare, transitive) Rare form of scissor (“to cut using, or as if using, scissors”).
   form of scissor
   • She found her in the dining-room with Ann Foster, the little dressmaker, who was endeavouring to scissors through the right side of her underlip with her teeth as proof that the compiling of a list of requisites was no tax to her. 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 175:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of scissor
   form of scissor

Forms