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scissors

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The meaning (definition) of the word scissors

a tool with two blades for cutting paper or cloth

The word scissors used in a sentence

I used scissors to cut out a paper snowflake.

How the word scissors is said around the world

Frenchciseaux
Spanishtijeras
Mandarin剪刀
Hindiकैंची
Arabicمقص
Russianножницы
Portuguese (EU)tesoura
Portuguese (BR)tesoura
Japaneseハサミ
GermanSchere
Urduکینچی
Punjabiਕੈਂਚੀ
Korean가위
Hebrewמִספָּרַיִם
Greekψαλίδι
Dutchschaar
Filipinogunting
Vietnamesekéo
Turkishmakas
Persianقیچی
Polishnożyczki
Ukrainianножиці
Bengaliকাঁচি
Swedishsax
Italianforbici

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scissors - meaning, picture and 25 translations for kids