nożyce — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
nożyce is used for these senses in English:
- scissors (countable, usually, construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.
- scissors (rock paper scissors) A hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and loses to rock. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- shears 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.
scissors — full definition
- noun A tool with two pivoting blades used for cutting paper, fabric, hair and other thin materials.
- noun In wrestling or similar sports, a hold in which the legs are locked around an opponent like closing blades.