shears

/ ʃɪəz /

plural noun

1. 1. large scissors, as for cutting cloth, jointing poultry, etc
   2. a large scissor-like and usually hand-held cutting tool with flat blades, as for cutting hedges
2. any of various analogous cutting or clipping implements or machines
3. short for sheerlegs
4. off the shears informal.
   (of a sheep) newly shorn

Example Sentences

"It's wild," frontman Jake Shears tells BBC News, reflecting on the band's success.

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"This will be the last time we will play in London for quite some time," Shears told the sold-out venue.

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In the intervening years, Shears released two solo albums and wrote the Broadway musical Tammy Faye with Elton John; while Baby Daddy balanced his literary ambitions with songwriting gigs for Kylie Minogue, Tinashe and Demi Lovato.

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"God, I love her so much," Shears says.

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Whatever happens, Shears promises a "little bit of chaos and anarchy" on the stage.

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