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Word entry · 8 letters

scissors

Best crossword clue

"Two-bladed cutter"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪzəz/Part of speech nounSorted ciorssssStarts with SEnds with S2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Cutting tool with two crossing blades.

Word origin

From Middle English sisours (attested since 1350–1400), from Old French cisoirs, from Late Latin cīsōria, plural of cīsōrium (“cutting tool”); from Latin word root -cīsus (compare excise) or caesus, past participle of caedō (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English sċēara (“scissors, shears”), whence shears. Doublet of chisel.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: shears
  • Those scissors are sharp.
  • That scissors is sharp.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Two-bladed cutter8 letters
02Paper cutters8 letters

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