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- [siz-er]
- /ˈsɪz ər/
- /ˈsɪz.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [siz-er]
- /ˈsɪz ər/
Definitions of scissor word
- verb with object scissor to cut or clip out with scissors. 1
- verb with object scissor to eliminate or eradicate from a text; expunge: testimony scissored from the record. 1
- verb without object scissor to move one's body or legs like the blades of scissors: a gymnast scissoring over the bar. 1
- abbreviation SCISSOR scissors. 1
- noun plural scissor two-bladed cutting tool 1
- noun scissor gymnastic movement 1
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Origin of scissor
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; v. use of singular of scissors
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scissor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scissor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scissor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scissor
verb scissor
- chine — the backbone
- chining — the backbone or spine, especially of an animal.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- dicing — gambling or playing with dice.
- faceted — one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
Top questions with scissor
- how to scissor?
- who invented scissor?
- what are scissor kicks?
- how do girls scissor?
- how to do scissor kicks?
- how do you scissor?
- what is scissor?
See also
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