Word Type

Noun

Verb

Intj

The word "scissors" can be used as noun, verb and intj.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

backpack cabinet desk drawer house

Capable Of

become blunt cut cardboard cut paper part paper tear cloth tear paper

Derived Terms

Mayo scissors Metzenbaum scissors agrarian scissors crash scissors dummy scissors elbow scissors genetic scissors grafting scissors marble scissors nail scissors paper scissors stone price scissors probe-scissors rock paper scissors rock-paper-scissors run with scissors safety scissors scissor scissors bite scissors crisis scissors crossing scissors crossover scissors kick scissors paper stone scissors-and-paste scissors-glasses scissors-tailed scissorsbill scissorstail texturizing scissors thinning scissors trauma scissors

Etymologically Related To

chisel excise

Inflected/Variant Forms

scissor

Context

construed as plural gymnastics rock paper scissors rugby skating wrestling

Has Property

sharp useful for cutting things

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

compound lever edge tool gymnastic exercise wrestling hold

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

flat scissors rolling scissors

Type Of (IsA)

compound lever edge tool gymnastic exercise wrestling hold

Made Of

metal

Receives Action

used to cut

Related Terms

scissorial

Related Terms

ball carrier blades chisel cut cutting cutting instrument cutting tool cutting utensil desk desk drawer drawer hand handshape index finger instrument lizard middle finger paper pass pivot rock rock paper scissors lizard spock scissors hold spock tool two two blades utensil

Synonym Network

pair of scissors switch

Used For

construction paper cut cut hair cut leather cut paper or cloth cut paper snowflakes cut ribbons cut sisters pigtail off cut string cut textiles cutting ribbon

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.