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

Ms Carberry KC asked him: “Do you remember cutting her clothes with scissors?”

From BBC

I use kitchen scissors to cut the oysters at least in half before adding them to the soup.

From Salon

“They didn’t even have basic supplies, like the scissors you would use to cut an umbilical cord. They were using a razor blade, you know?”

From Salon

They opened the sealed drums using a pair of scissors, upon which a rain of banknotes fell out.

From BBC

The two share a luxury apartment just minutes from team facilities and kept it civil when deciding who got the bigger bedroom, settling it with a game of rock, paper, scissors.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• carve
• divide
• rip
• slash
• slice