ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Scissors

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsɪzəz/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Scissors is a noun meaning (countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.

Meaning

(countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.

(countable, skating) A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.
(countable, gymnastics) An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.
(countable, wrestling) A scissors hold.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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

That scissors is sharp.

Those scissors are sharp.

They executed a perfect scissors.

Depending on context, synonyms include scissor, shears, switch.

Related dictionary entries include snips, shears, manicure, charlotte, chisels, clippers.

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