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Use Shears Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

• the act of clipping or snipping

verb

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

98%4Exact Match!
noun

• a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

• an instance or single occasion for some event

• any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

• an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress

• the act of clipping or snipping

• a sharp slanting blow

verb

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping

• run at a moderately swift pace

• attach with a clip

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

33%4Use shears to cut a bit left of centre
noun

• a light shade of red

• any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

• a person with mildly leftist political views

adjective satellite

• of a light shade of red

verb

• make light, repeated taps on a surface

• sound like a car engine that is firing too early

• cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

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