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
| French | ciseaux (seezoh) |
| Spanish | tijeras (teekhayrahs) |
| Mandarin | 剪刀 (jiǎn dāo) |
| Hindi | कैंची (kenkyee) |
| Arabic | مقص (meekahss) |
| Russian | ножницы (nozhnitsy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | tesoura (tayzohruh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | tesoura (tayzohra) |
| Japanese | ハサミ (hasami) |
| German | Schere (shayruh) |
| Urdu | کینچی (kaynkyee) |
| Punjabi | ਕੈਂਚੀ (kenkyee) |
| Korean | 가위 (gawi) |
| Hebrew | מִספָּרַיִם (meespahrym) |
| Greek | ψαλίδι (psalidi) |
| Dutch | schaar (skhahr) |
| Tagalog | gunting (goonteeng) |
| Vietnamese | kéo (keurw) |
| Turkish | makas (mahkahs) |
| Persian | قیچی (kaychee) |
| Polish | nożyczki (nawzhichkee) |
| Ukrainian | ножиці (nozhytsi) |
| Bengali | কাঁচি (kahnchee) |
| Swedish | sax (sahks) |
| Italian | forbici (fawrbeechi) |
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