scissor

American  

[siz-er] / ˈsɪz ər /

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.

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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.

scissor British  

/ ˈsɪzə /

noun

1. (modifier) of or relating to scissors

   a scissor blade

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verb

1. to cut (an object) with scissors

Other Word Forms

• unscissored adjective

Etymology

Origin of scissor

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

Example Sentences

Some of the prisoners had brought scissors from Vught: everywhere beneath the huge tent women were cutting one another’s hair.

From Literature

The room had a cavernous feeling despite the windows behind the desk—which was well-ordered with a blotter, a lamp, a telephone, and a wire basket of papers weighed down by a pair of scissors.

From Literature

On Friday he left his scissors, to open the centre, in his car.

From BBC

“Yes, I am interested in education and I would like to know something about methods in the other world. Spelling, for example. How does my grandmother now spell the word ‘scissors’?”

From Literature

Spreading the sack out on the counter, Grandpa took a pair of scissors and started cutting long strips, about two inches wide, from the soft material.

From Literature

Related Words

• carve
• divide
• rip
• slash
• slice