pair of scissors

Synonyms:

scissors

Types:

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clipper

scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)

shears

large scissors with strong blades

snuffers

scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick

clipper

shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)

pruning shears

shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants

snips, tinsnips

(plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal

thinning shears

shears with one serrate blade; used for thinning hair

Type of:

compound lever

a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum

edge tool

any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)