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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.

scissor

/ ˈsɪzə /

noun

  1. modifier of or relating to scissors

    a scissor blade



verb

  1. to cut (an object) with scissors

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Other Words From

  • un·scissored adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scissor1

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

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Example Sentences

The leads in Blue Is the Warmest Color scissor in a dozen different positions but we never once see them penetrate each other.

When you have a cause, the best way to express yourself is artistically,” he says, against “the scissor of the oppressor.

"Prob'ly some old scissor bills that got a notion of hangin' on to their land," Scattergood said.

You know I talked of buying a gold scissor-sheath for Laura, but I think a leather one will do just as well.

The old soldier ambled up the village street, all shadowy in the dawn, on a gaunt, scissor-hocked pony.

You beg to dine the gay-kerchiefed Scissor-Grinder's child, but they invite the Minister's toothless mother-in-law!

Cecil felt like the drowning woman when she gave the last scissor-like gesture with her fingers.

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