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Rarescissor
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.One blade on a pair of scissors.
- 2.Scissors.
- 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.To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
- 2.To excise or expunge something from a text.
- 3.To reproduce (text) as an excerpt, copy.
- 4.To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
- 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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