SHEARS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word shears. (close relations)
Definition of SHEARS
Best Alternative Words for SHEARS
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| scissors | nounn | |||||||
noun • an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades • a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze • a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move | ||||||||
| clippers | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Anything that clips. • (chiefly in the plural) A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails. • Something that moves swiftly; especially: • The Asian butterfly Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae. • A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value. • A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges. • Confidence trickster; conman. • A tool for clipping something. | ||||||||
| trimmers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs • a machine that trims timber • capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments • joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc. | ||||||||
