| NOUN | artifact | scissors, pair of scissors | an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades |
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| act | scissors, scissors hold, scissor hold, scissor grip, scissors grip | a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze | |
| act | scissors | a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move |
| Sounds | sih'zerz | |
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| Rhymes | acres ... years: 69 rhymes with erz... | |
| Meaning | An edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades. | |
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| Synonym | pair of scissors | |
| Parts | blade | The flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge |
| Narrower | clipper | scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural) |
| shears | large scissors with strong blades | |
| snuffers | scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick | |
| Broader | compound lever | A pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum |
| edge tool | Any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane / plane or gouge) | |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| Spanish | sax, tijera, tijeras | |
| Catalan | estisores, tisores | |
| Meaning | A wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze. | |
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| Synonyms | scissors hold, scissor hold, scissor grip, scissors grip | |
| Broader | wrestling hold | A hold used in the sport of wrestling |
| Meaning | A gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move. | |
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| Broader | gymnastic exercise | (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus) |
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