Shears

/ʃɪɹz/

Synonyms for "shears" (19 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
clipcutcutterscutting tool

Strong matches (6)

Related words (9)

Noun(8 words)
scissorsshear transformationsheep shearsskew transformationslipsniptrimwool shears

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries
cutcutting instrumentdeformhand toolmappingpair of scissorsscissorstooltransformation

More specific

12 entries
cliphedge shearshorizontal shearsheep shearssheet metal shearsslipsniptin shearstrimtwistvertical shearwool shears

Collocations

11 entries
garden shearshedge shearshedge trimmingpair of shearspinking shearsshear strengthshear stresssheet metal shearstin shearswool shearingwool shears

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The gardener cuts back the bushes with shears and the grass with a scythe.

Source: tatoeba (4409765)

Where are the garden shears?

Source: tatoeba (6799922)

You may borrow my pruning shears.

Source: tatoeba (8970086)

I need to buy some garden shears.

Source: tatoeba (9859100)

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