Synonyms for scissors
ˈsɪz ərzscis·sors

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1. scissorsnoun

   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.

   Synonyms:
   pair of scissors

2. scissorsnoun

   Synonyms:
   switch

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scissors, pair of scissorsnoun

   an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

   Synonyms:
   scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors grip, scissors hold, pair of scissors

2. scissors, scissors hold, scissor hold, scissor grip, scissors gripnoun

   a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze

   Synonyms:
   scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors grip, scissors hold, pair of scissors

3. scissorsnoun

   a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move

   Synonyms:
   scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors grip, scissors hold, pair of scissors

Matched Categories

1. • Compound Lever
   • Edge Tool
   • Gymnastic Exercise
   • Wrestling Hold

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "scissors":

   chisels, shears, snips

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1. Liubov Mikhalchik:

   I realized straightaway that it was a serious injury. you could see the scissors vibrating to the beating of his heart.

2. Takashi Takano:

   They have shown their hand. That is not something they should have be doing at that stage, it's like playing rock-paper-scissors and the defense lawyers lost.

3. Scott C. Holstad:

   I dreamt that I could cut people in half with scissors, see into their souls and then walk with them to church or the grocery.

4. Viktor Kovalchuk:

   I can't ever remember having someone come in with such a serious heart wound and still surviving, The scissors had wedged in the wall of the heart, and we needed to operate immediately. The boy's heart was already showing signs of failing.

5. Hanim Ozgul:

   I started feeling pain in my stomach and abdomen and they could never find a reason, later I went to another hopsital. The doctor said that my body had an inflammation. Later they told me to have an X-ray. When the X-ray machine started up it became beeping and a doctor said to me: ‘You have scissors in your pocket.’.