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Chisel vs Scissor - What's the difference?

chisel | scissor |

As nouns the difference between chisel and scissor

is that chisel is gravel or chisel can be a cutting tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end it may be provided with a handle at the other end it is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer, or mallet while scissor is (rare) one blade on a pair of scissors.

As verbs the difference between chisel and scissor

is that chisel is to use a chisel while scissor is to cut using, or as if using scissors.

chisel

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* * (dialectal)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Gravel.
  • (lb) Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran ir flour.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cutting tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end. It is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer, or mallet.
  • See also
    * burin * graver

    Verb

  • To use a chisel.
  • To work something with a chisel.
  • She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
  • (informal) To cheat, to get something by cheating.
  • Usage notes
    (chiselling) and (chiselled) are more common in the UK while (chiseling) and (chiseled) are more common in the US.
    Derived terms
    * chiseler, chiseller * chisel in on

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    scissor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.
  • (noun adjunct) Used in certain noun phrases to denote a thing resembling the action of scissors, as scissor kick'', ''scissor hold'' (wrestling), ''scissor jack .
  • Derived terms

    * scissor kick * scissor sister * scissor tackle * scissorbill * scissorlike * scissorwise

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cut using, or as if using scissors.
  • To excise or expunge something from a text.
  • The erroneous testimony was scissored from the record.
  • To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
  • ''The runner scissored over the hurdles.
  • To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.
  • (skating) To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.