Shears Synonyms

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Synonyms for Shears

scissors
A cutting instrument with two opposing blades, each having a looped handle, which are pivoted together in the middle so that they work against each other as the instrument is closed on the paper, cloth, etc. to be cut
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clippers
Plural form of clipper
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cutters
Plural form of cutter
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snips
Plural form of snip
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strips
To cut or tear into strips
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cleaves
To adhere, cling, or stick fast.
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truncates
(Mathematics) To shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (leading) digits; to chop.
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slashes
To reduce drastically
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nippers
Plural form of nipper
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snippers
Plural form of snipper
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pruner
Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees
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fleeces
To shear the fleece from.
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clips
To cut off the edge of:
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trims
To clip, lop, cut, etc.
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shaves
To cut off hair or the beard with a razor or shaver; shave oneself
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severs
To sever is to separate or to cut or slice something.
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removes
To do away with; eliminate:
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prunes
To remove or cut out as superfluous.
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lops
To remove by or as by cutting off
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cuts
To mow, reap, or harvest:
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crops
To cut or bite off the tops or ends of:
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pares
To reduce or diminish (costs, etc.) gradually
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lowers
To reduce in standing or respect.
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chops
To reduce abruptly or by a large amount:
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increases
Increase is defined as to become bigger or greater.
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Shears Sentence Examples

  • Men do cut sheep's wool off with large shears, and send it to the mill.

  • In Australia, a robot that shears sheep.

  • Shears come in many sizes and are designed to perform a specific type of cut.

  • You can cut most carpet tile with a pair of shears or a utility knife.

  • They must be kept trimmed in or clipped, especially in their earlier stages; trimming with the knife is much to be preferred to clipping with shears.

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