pair of scissors
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- noun
- /pɛr əv ˈsɪzərz/
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- To start the craft project, she needed a pair of scissors to cut the fabric.
Oh, yeah, listen, this story, like there's a whole other series of like he got this chick stabbed me with a pair of scissors and she stabbed you, almost killed me.
- Oh, yeah, listen, this story, like there's a whole other series of like he got this chick stabbed me with a pair of scissors and she stabbed you, almost killed me.
- He took a pair of scissors, a knife, and he cut open the cocoon to let the butterfly out 'cause he saw it struggling.
- Swiss Army knife, pair of scissors, some nylon string.
Examples
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I handed her a pair of scissors and some colored pens.
Fiction book (1996) -
Seth is at his desk using a pair of scissors to cut a swath of cardboard from a box.
Fiction book (2000) -
-Or cut them out with a pair of scissors.
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You also bought Nick his very first pair of scissors.
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Do you have a pair of scissors?
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Get me a pair of scissors.
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The father was given a pair of scissors, and he cut the cord.
Fiction book (1995) -
You'll need a good pair of scissors and then these things are optional to use in the end.
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And then take a pair of scissors and you want to cut strips down until about a centimeter from the bottom.
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Once, I accidentally cut myself with a pair of scissors while trimming my bangs.
Synonyms
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A tool with two blades that cut thin materials like paper
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A tool used to cut materials like glass or dough
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Large strong scissors for cutting thick things like hedges or cloth
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Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the parts: 'pair' means two items and 'scissors' is a cutting tool composed of two blades, so 'pair of scissors' refers to the (two-bladed) cutting instrument. This compositional relationship is transparent and commonly expressed across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Pair of scissors is named because the tool has two blades joined at a pivot so they move together. The word pair points to those two blades, and that is why the phrase means 'a single cutting tool made of two joined parts'.