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scissor-like

scissor-like

1 4.0
With two parts that open and close like scissors to cut things
  • adjective
: en forma de tijera
  • She used a scissor-like tool to cut the fabric.

Examples

  • The robot arm closed in a scissor-like manner to grasp the object securely.

  • He used a scissor-like motion to trim the fabric precisely.

  • The insect's scissor-like jaws allow it to cut through tough leaves with ease.

  • The bird's beak is scissor-like.

  • The crab's claws are scissor-like, allowing it to easily crack open shells.

  • The gardener used a pair of scissor-like shears to trim the hedges.

  • The folding knife featured a scissor-like design that made it easy to cut through thick rope.

How Similar

scissor-like
1 4.0
unlike
846 1.5

Surface Forms

scissor-like positive

Morphology

scissor-like = scissors (transparent) = scissor + like

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-like' to the noun sense of 'scissors', yielding 'resembling or functioning like scissors', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Scissor-like comes from scissor, a word tied to an old idea of 'to cut', and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'; so it describes something that looks or moves 'like' a pair of scissors, with two parts that close to cut.