scissor

[siz-er] / ˈsɪz ər /

VERB

cut

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carve divide rip slash slice

STRONG

amputate behead bisect bite chine chip chisel cleave clip crop curtail dice dispatch dissect dissever facet fell flitch gash guillotine hack hash hew intersect lacerate level lop massacre mince mow nick notch part penetrate perforate pierce prune puncture quarter rabbet raze reap rend rive saber saw scarify score scythe separate shave shear sickle slaughter slay slit sliver snip

WEAK

lay open mow down skive

Antonyms

STRONGEST

combine unite

STRONG

close connect join mend

Example Sentences

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I had just got off the scissor lift and then you said you were supposed to paint the wall, but got too busy.

From Los Angeles Times

Now he will have to hope United embark on another winning streak before he can get the scissors out.

From Barron's

But as he reached for it, he noticed the small pair of scissors that his father used to trim his beard.

From Literature

She went into the kitchen to get the dome and then looked in a drawer for a pair of scissors.

From Literature

She curved the scissors around the bent arm of the boy she was cutting out.

From Literature