schaar

Definitions of schaar
  1. noun
    an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
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    tondeuse
    scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)
    grasschaar
    large scissors with strong blades
    kaarsensnuiter, kaarsesnuiter, snuiter
    scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick
    boomschaar, snoeischaar, snoeitang, tuinschaar
    shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants
    draadschaar, metaalschaar, plaathaak, plaatschaar, platenschaar
    (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal
  2. noun
    large scissors with strong blades
    synonyms: grasschaar
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    types:
    boomschaar, snoeischaar, snoeitang, tuinschaar
    shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants
    draadschaar, metaalschaar, plaathaak, plaatschaar, platenschaar
    (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal
  3. noun
    the act of adding salt to food
    synonyms: gors, hors, kwelder, nes, schor, schorre
  4. noun
    breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
    synonyms: gors, hors, kwelder, nes, schor, schorre, sledehond
  5. noun
    a large number of things or people considered together
    synonyms: drom, heer, heir, horde, leger, legerschaar, legioen, massa, menigte, mensenmassa, mensenmenigte, mensenzee, meute, myriade, schare, sleep, stoet, volk
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    confituur, jam
    a dense crowd of people
    zwerm
    a moving crowd
    troep
    an orderly crowd
    type of:
    bijeenkomst, bijeenzijn, samenkomst, samenzijn
    a group of persons together in one place
  6. noun
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
    synonyms: overstapje, schaarbeweging, schijnbeweging, schijnmanoeuvre, schijnstoot
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