"scissors" meaning in English

See scissors in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪzəz/ [UK], /ˈsɪzɚz/ [US] Audio: en-us-scissors.ogg [US], en-uk-scissors.ogg [UK] Forms: scissor [singular], scissors [plural]
enPR: sĭzʹərz [US] Head templates: {{noun|scissor}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A pair of scissors is a tool for cutting, with two parts like two knives that move. Scissors are usually used for cutting paper.
    Sense id: simple-scissors-en-noun-aPpWUndF
     
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A pair of scissors is a tool for cutting, with two parts like two knives that move. Scissors are usually used for cutting paper."
      ],
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        "countable",
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"sIz@z/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sĭzʹərz",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪzɚz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"sIz@`z/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-scissors.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-scissors.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "scissors"
}

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    {
      "form": "scissor",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scissors",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A pair of scissors is a tool for cutting, with two parts like two knives that move. Scissors are usually used for cutting paper."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "usually plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪzəz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"sIz@z/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sĭzʹərz",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪzɚz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"sIz@`z/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-scissors.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-scissors.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "scissors"
}

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