Spears vs Scissors - What's the difference?

As a proper noun spears

is .

As a noun scissors is

(countable|plural in form|usually|with a plural verb) a tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.

As a verb scissors is

(scissor).

spears

English

Noun

(head)

Verb

(head)

(spear)

Anagrams

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scissors

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)

(countable, plural in form, usually, with a plural verb) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.

Those scissors are sharp. (indicating singular or plural scissors)

That scissors is sharp. (less commonly to indicate singular scissors)

Scissors are used to cut the flowers.

Use a scissors to cut them if you don't have proper shears.

(countable, rugby) An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.

They executed a perfect scissors .

(countable, skating) A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.

(countable, gymnastics) An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.

(countable, wrestling) A scissors hold.

Usage notes

* "A pair of scissors" is preferred to "a scissors" by about a four-to-one margin in the US (COCA). * "The scissors" is preferred to "the scissor" by about a thirty-to-one margin in the US (COCA).

Synonyms

* (tool used for cutting) pair of scissors * (rugby) switch

Derived terms

Verb

(head)

(scissor)

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