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scissor

[siz-er] / ˈsɪz ər /
VERB
cut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carve divide rip slash slice
STRONG
amputate behead bisect bite chine chip chisel cleave clip crop curtail dice dispatch dissect dissever facet fell flitch gash guillotine hack hash hew intersect lacerate level lop massacre mince mow nick notch part penetrate perforate pierce prune puncture quarter rabbet raze reap rend rive saber saw scarify score scythe separate shave shear sickle slaughter slay slit sliver snip
WEAK
lay open mow down skive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
combine unite
STRONG
close connect join mend

Example Sentences

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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 • Feb. 11, 2026

It was a revolutionary car, with scissor doors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

She says: "We got a shout-out from Ant and Dec and went up on a scissor lift above the Newcastle United fans, which was incredible."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

Matthew Baraniak was on work release in 2019 when he was killed at a Pennsylvania heavy machinery service center while operating a scissor lift.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

“He had apparently scored very low on tests involving art and scissor use,” said Burry.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis