но́жницы — meaning in English
nozhnitsy
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English meaning
- clippers noun A hand or electric tool with blades used for cutting hair, nails, or hedges.
- scissors noun A tool with two pivoting blades used for cutting paper, fabric, hair and other thin materials.
- shear verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.
- shears noun A large scissor-like cutting tool with two pivoting blades, used for tasks like trimming hedges or cutting sheet metal.
Senses
но́жницы is used for these senses in English:
- clippers A tool for clipping something.
- 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.
- shear A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- 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.
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