"shears" meaning in All languages combined

See shears on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ʃɪə(r)z/ [UK], /ʃɪrz/ [US] Forms: shears [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of shear; more than one (kind of) shear.
    Sense id: simple-shears-en-noun-r-IkGrmj Categories (other): Plurals
  2. A tool having of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.
    Sense id: simple-shears-en-noun-Wa1ZPBy7

Verb [English]

IPA: /ʃɪə(r)z/ [UK], /ʃɪrz/ [US] Forms: sheared [past], sheared [past, participle], shear [canonical], shears [third-person, singular], shorn [past], shore [past, participle], shearing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|shear}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|shear|shears|shorn|shore|shearing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of shear.
    Sense id: simple-shears-en-verb-7RblTN2V
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        "A tool having of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc."
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
    {
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        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shear",
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    },
    {
      "form": "shorn",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shore",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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    }
  ],
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        "The plural form of shear; more than one (kind of) shear."
      ]
    },
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        "A tool having of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc."
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        "US"
      ]
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    }
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    {
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    },
    {
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        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shore",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɪrz/",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "sheers"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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