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scissor

The correct spelling is scissor.

How to pronounce scissor

noun

IPA: /ˈsɪzə/

Say it like: Ssi-sso-r

The correct spelling is scissor. One blade on a pair of scissors. For example: "The erroneous testimony was scissored from the record."

Usage Examples

The erroneous testimony was scissored from the record.

The runner scissored over the hurdles.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.One blade on a pair of scissors.
  2. 2.Scissors.
  3. 3.(noun adjunct) Used in certain noun phrases to denote a thing resembling the action of scissors, as scissor kick, scissor hold (wrestling), scissor jack.

verb

  1. 1.To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
  2. 2.To excise or expunge something from a text.
  3. 3.To reproduce (text) as an excerpt, copy.
  4. 4.To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
  5. 5.(sex) To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.

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