scissor
Americanverb (used with object)
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to cut or clip out with scissors.
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to eliminate or eradicate from a text; expunge.
testimony scissored from the record.
verb (used without object)
noun
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- unscissored adjective
Etymology
Origin of scissor
First recorded in 1605–15; v. use of singular of scissors
Example Sentences
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“Yes, I am interested in education and I would like to know something about methods in the other world. Spelling, for example. How does my grandmother now spell the word ‘scissors’?”
From Literature
Spreading the sack out on the counter, Grandpa took a pair of scissors and started cutting long strips, about two inches wide, from the soft material.
From Literature
The spaghetti is then cut with a pair of scissors, making it seem as though the patron is wearing a wig made out of pasta.
From Salon
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
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