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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

And like something from a film script, it was McTominay's spectacular scissor kick against Cagliari on the last day of the season that sent Napoli on their way to winning the title.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

A grounds crew member wheeled out a scissor lift after about 20 minutes, then waited for a beekeeper to arrive as fans in the sections behind home plate were cleared out for safety.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

“First I use this scissor tool right here to chop up the sample like this,” he says.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan