scissors

CEFRA2

/ˈsɪzəz/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A tool with two sharp blades used for cutting.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A type of defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving repeatedly turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker in order to force them to overshoot.

Examples

  • There is a pair of scissors on the desk.

  • Can I borrow your scissors?

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.

  2. A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.

  3. An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.

More examples

In context

  • That scissors is sharp.

  • Those scissors are sharp.

  • Near-synonym: shears

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sisours (attested since 1350–1400), from Old French cisoirs, from Late Latin cīsōria, plural of cīsōrium (“cutting tool”); from Latin word root -cīsus (compare excise) or caesus, past participle of caedō (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English sċēara (“scissors, shears”), whence shears. Doublet of chisel. The current spelling, from the 16th century, is due to association with Medieval Latin scissor (“tailor”), from Latin carrying the meaning “carver, cutter”, from scindō (“to split”).