Scissor-like
World English Dictionary
scissors (ˈsɪzəz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | Also called: pair of scissors a cutting instrument used for cloth, hair, etc, having two crossed pivoted blades that cut by a shearing action, with ring-shaped handles at one end |
| 2. | a wrestling hold in which a wrestler wraps his legs round his opponent's body or head, locks his feet together, and squeezes |
| 3. | any gymnastic or athletic feat in which the legs cross and uncross in a scissor-like movement |
| 4. | athletics a technique in high-jumping, now little used, in which the legs perform a scissor-like movement in clearing the bar |
| [C14 sisoures, from Old French cisoires, from Vulgar Latin cīsōria (unattested), ultimately from Latin caedere to cut; see | |
| 'scissor-like | |
| —adj | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Explore Dictionary.com
More from Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and Antonyms for scissor-like
More from Reference.com
Search for articles containing scissor-like
More from Dictionary.com Translator
Translate scissor-like into French
Translate scissor-like into German
Translate scissor-like into Italian
Translate scissor-like into another language
00:10
Scissor-like
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Dictionary.com Word FAQs
Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.
Matching Quote
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
