shears

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈʃɪəz/
• (US) IPA: /ʃɪrz/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(r)z
• Homophone: sheers

Noun

shears

1. Plural form of shear
2. (plural only) A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc

Usage notes

• The tool was once used in the singular

Translations

tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges

• Bulgarian: лозарска ножица; ножица за стригане на овце (bg) (lozarska nožica; nožica za strigane na ovce) f
• Catalan: tisores (ca) f pl, cisalla (ca) f
• Finnish: sakset (fi) pl, keritsimet (fi) pl
• Icelandic: klippur (is) f pl
• Italian: cesoie (it) f

• Maori: kutikuti (mi)
• Polish: nożyce (pl) pl
• Romanian: foarfece (ro)
• Russian: (больши́е) ножницы (ru) (nóžnicy) f pl
• Spanish: cizalla (es) f, cizallas (es) f pl
• Talysh:

  Asalemi: قیچی (ğayci)

Verb

shears

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shear.

Anagrams

• ashers, her ass, rashes, shares