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• Scissors — are hand operated cutting instruments consisting of a pair of metal blades connected in such a way that the blades meet and cut materials placed between them when the handles are brought together. They are used for cutting various thin materials …   Wikipedia

• scissors —    As with *knives and other sharp objects, tradition dictates that anyone who receives scissors as a present must give the donor a coin, otherwise the gift will cut the love between them. The earliest known references (1507 and 1611) relate to… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• scissors — /siz euhrz/, n. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a cutting instrument for paper, cloth, etc., consisting of two blades, each having a ring shaped handle, that are so pivoted together that their sharp edges work one against the other (often used… …   Universalium

• scissors — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blunt, sharp ▪ kitchen ▪ nail ▪ small … OF SCISSORS ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• sharp — sharp1 [ ʃarp ] adjective *** ▸ 1 pointed ▸ 2 sudden & big/strong etc. ▸ 3 quick to notice/react ▸ 4 clear and with detail ▸ 5 showing someone is annoyed ▸ 6 clearly different ▸ 7 fashionable ▸ 8 with bitter flavor ▸ 9 wind/frost: very cold ▸ 10… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sharp — I UK [ʃɑː(r)p] / US [ʃɑrp] adjective Word forms sharp : adjective sharp comparative sharper superlative sharpest *** 1) a sharp object has an edge that can cut or an end that is pointed Cut the melon in half using a sharp knife. The cage should… …   English dictionary

• sharp*/*/*/ — [ʃɑːp] adj I 1) a sharp object has an edge that can cut or an end that is pointed a sharp knife[/ex] sharp teeth/claws[/ex] a sharp pencil[/ex] These scissors aren t very sharp.[/ex] 2) sudden and very big or severe a sharp rise in sales of… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• scissors — [[t]sɪ̱zə(r)z[/t]] N PLURAL: also a pair of N (The form scissor is used as a modifier.) Scissors are a small cutting tool with two sharp blades that are screwed together. You use scissors for cutting things such as paper and cloth. He told me to… …   English dictionary

• sharp — adj. 1 having a fine edge or point VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ stay ▪ keep sth ADVERB ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• scissors — scis|sors [ˈsızəz US ərz] n [plural] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: cisoires, from Late Latin cisorium cutting tool , from Latin caedere to cut ] a tool for cutting paper, cloth etc, made of two sharp blades fastened together in the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• scissors — noun (plural) a tool for cutting paper, made of two sharp blades and a handle with two holes for your fingers: a pair of scissors …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English