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# scissors

noun, plural (scissors, a pair of scissors)

«scissors» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Scissors are a tool for cutting, made of two blades joined in the middle that you open and close with your fingers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissors/#m1)
2. A scissor kick or scissor movement is when legs cross like scissor blades. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissors/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, children use scissors in art and crafts to cut paper, card and string. Safety rules: walk with scissors pointed down, pass them handle first, cut away from your body, and never run with them. Phrases: a pair of scissors, safety scissors, scissor kick, cut with scissors.

### Examples

- Pass me the scissors, please. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissors/#x1)
- Hand scissors to someone handle first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissors/#x2)
- I need a pair of scissors to cut the ribbon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissors/#x3)
- Never run while holding scissors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissors/#x4)
- Cut along the dotted line with your scissors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissors/#x5)
- These scissors are too blunt to cut card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissors/#x6)
- ‘I know that!’ said the scissors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissors/#x7)

### Note

Scissors is always plural: "The scissors are on the table", not "is". To count them, say "a pair of scissors", "two pairs of scissors". Spelling has a silent c: sc-iss-ors.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scissors» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissors/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scissors» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scissors.html) on Mova free.