Meaning | large scissors with strong blades. |
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Narrower | clipper | shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) |
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pruning shears | shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants |
snips, tinsnips | (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal |
thinning shears | shears with one serrate blade |
Broader | scissors, pair of scissors | An edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades |
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Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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Spanish | cizalla, tijeras de jardín |
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Catalan | cisalla, tisores |
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Verbs | shear | cut with shears |
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shear | shear the wool from |