scissors
/ˈsɪzɚz/ noun A2- 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.
- 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.
- An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
- 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.
- A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.
- An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.
- A scissors hold.
- 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.
From the library
I’ve got my patchwork scissors in my apron pocket fortunately,” said Anne.
With a dismal sigh she went for the scissors.
Holmes,” said Sir Henry Baskerville, “someone cut out this message with a scissors—”
“Nail-scissors,” said Holmes.
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