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# scissor

«scissor» in Mova's school dictionary: **used before another noun for things linked to scissors or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (scissor, scissors, scissored, scissoring); noun (scissor — used before another noun; the full tool is «scissors»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) "Scissor" is used before another noun for things linked to scissors or shaped like them: scissor blade, scissor kick, scissor lift. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissor/#m1)

2) (verb) To cut with scissors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissor/#m2)

3) (verb) To open and close like scissors, as legs do in a scissor kick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissor/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life the tool is always "scissors" (a pair of scissors). "Scissor" alone appears in words like "scissor kick" (football or swimming) and "scissor lift" (a lifting platform). In school, children learn to carry scissors safely, points down. Phrases: scissor kick, scissor lift, scissor jump, scissor blade.

### examples

- He scored with a brilliant scissor kick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissor/#x1)
- In PE we did scissor jumps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissor/#x2)
- One scissor blade was blunt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissor/#x3)
- The workers stood on a scissor lift to fix the ceiling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissor/#x4)
- Her legs scissored as she swam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissor/#x5)
- Walk with scissors pointing down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissor/#x6)
- As he came to the next village, he saw a scissor-grinder with his wheel, working and singing, [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissor/#x7)

### note

The tool is plural: "these scissors are sharp", "a pair of scissors". "A scissor" for the tool is a common mistake. Spelling: sc-iss-or, silent c.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scissor» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scissor/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.