(transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
Used in a Sentence
scissor
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for scissor.
Editorial note
And when his trousers start fraying near the ankles, he snips off the cloth with a scissor.
Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
(transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of scissor gathered in one view.
(India) Scissors.
(transitive, intransitive) To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for scissor.
verb
(transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
noun
(India) Scissors.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
verb
(skating) To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.
Example sentences
And when his trousers start fraying near the ankles, he snips off the cloth with a scissor.
It's been done in 3 different ju-on (grudge) films, 2 scissor mouth lady movies (scissor lady is an urban legend in japan, like bloody mary), and a half-dozen other anthology-type movies.
Basically a vertical slab with a very long scissor drive to lift up the door.
Add a scissor wing and a jet engine to the nose and you get Baikal.
The real problem seems to be the cheap rubber dome or scissor switches that only activate when you bottom out the keys.
The scissor switches under the beveled keys on the older Thinkpads left me with a good experience for long periods of typing.
You must be comfortable with AS2, AS3, scissor-kicks, and fending off web standards groupies.
I've used all sorts of ergonomic keyboards, but always keep coming back to the quiet low-travel scissor-switch keyboards.
This requires a knife rather than scissors, though sometimes you may be able to get away with using a single scissor blade.
Rubber dome and scissor switch keyboards are just harder on the hands.
Nor do you want to be cut by a dirty scissor.
That has a scissor switch like on most Mac keyboards.
Quote examples
For example I'd say "Hey, to settle our discussion, let's play scissor rock paper!" While pronouncing a little bit the last option.
Scissor switches always bottom out, which is unhealthy: "Key Travel Distance: Scissor-switch membrane keyswitches are not 'full-travel' and typically have a key travel distance of 1 - 2.5 mm as compared to 2.5 - 4 mm for memrance keyboards.
The RTSes you're lauding, which I do enjoy, often are little more than thinly disguised rock/paper/scissor with a big dash of "what is over powered today".
I've found that the scissor-style workings found in many "slim" or laptop keyboards mitigate nicely the general mushiness of membrane keyboards -- and as an added bonus, they have a short travel (if you like that sort of thing).
Proper noun examples
Scissor-switches are totally different, and do not fit the 'mechanical keyboard' description at all.
After fixing it, Rock-Paper-Scissor game will run.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use scissor in a sentence?
And when his trousers start fraying near the ankles, he snips off the cloth with a scissor.
What does scissor mean?
(transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
What part of speech is scissor?
scissor is commonly used as verb, noun.