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.

noun

1. scissors ( def 1 ).

scissor

/ ˈsɪzə /

noun

1. modifier of or relating to scissors

   a scissor blade

verb

1. to cut (an object) with scissors

Other Words From

• un·scissored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scissor¹

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

Example Sentences

Scissor Sisters, one of pop's most colourful bands, have announced they are reuniting, 12 years after declaring an "indefinite hiatus" live on stage.

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The US group will play a 10-date UK tour in May 2025, marking the 20th anniversary of their chart-topping debut album, also called Scissor Sisters.

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Scissor Sisters were born in New York's queer nightlife scene, and burst onto the charts with their fluorescent cover of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb in late 2003 and early 2004.

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It's hard to express how different the British music industry was when Scissor Sisters started out.

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But more than chart success, Scissor Sisters represented a major shift in the acceptance of gay culture and queer expression in the pop industry.

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Related Words

• carve
• divide
• rip
• slash
• slice