What is another word for shears?
374 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈi͡əz], [ ʃˈiəz], [ ʃ_ˈiə_z]
Shears are a type of scissor with extra-long blades, making them ideal for cutting through thick or tough materials. However, there are many other words that can be used as synonyms for shears. Some examples of these synonyms include scissors, clippers, snips, trimmers, and cutters. Each one of these words has a slightly different meaning or context, but they all refer to tools that are used for cutting. Whether you're cutting hair, sewing fabric, or pruning bushes, there is a tool out there for you. So the next time you need to cut something, consider using one of these shears synonyms for the task at hand.
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Synonyms for Shears:
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- Nippers ,
- Pinking ,
- alligator ,
- blending ,
- buttonhole ,
- crocodile ,
- cuticle ,
- grass ,
- hose ,
- metal-cutting ,
- power shearing machine ,
- pruning ,
- revolving ,
- rotary ,
- sheepshearing .
- Bow-saw ,
- Drill press ,
- arc welder ,
- auger ,
- awl ,
- axe ,
- back saw ,
- ball-peen hammer ,
- band saw ,
- bench drill ,
- buzz saw ,
- calipers ,
- chain saw ,
- chisel ,
- circular saw ,
- claw hammer ,
- cold chisel ,
- coping saw ,
- crosscut saw ,
- crowbar ,
- drill ,
- edger ,
- emery wheel ,
- file ,
- gouge ,
- grapnel ,
- grindstone ,
- hacksaw ,
- hammer ,
- handsaw ,
- hatchet ,
- hoe ,
- jackknife ,
- jigsaw ,
- jointer ,
- keyhole saw ,
- knife ,
- lathe ,
- level ,
- lug wrench ,
- machete ,
- mallet ,
- miter box ,
- monkey wrench ,
- pick ,
- pickax ,
- pipe wrench ,
- plane ,
- planer ,
- pliers ,
- posthole auger ,
- punch ,
- radial arm saw ,
- ripsaw ,
- saw ,
- screwdriver ,
- scroll saw ,
- scythe ,
- shovel ,
- sickle ,
- sledgehammer ,
- spade ,
- spanner ,
- spoke shave ,
- square ,
- stapler ,
- table saw ,
- tin snips ,
- tire iron ,
- tool ,
- trowel ,
- vise ,
- wedge ,
- welder ,
- wrecking bar ,
- wrench .
- Axes ,
- Drills ,
- Knives ,
- arc welders ,
- augers ,
- awls ,
- back saws ,
- ball-peen hammers ,
- band saws ,
- bench drills ,
- bow saws ,
- buzz saws ,
- chain saws ,
- chisels ,
- circular saws ,
- claw hammers ,
- cold chisels ,
- coping saws ,
- crosscut saws ,
- crowbars ,
- drill presses ,
- edgers ,
- emery wheels ,
- files ,
- gouges ,
- grapnels ,
- grindstones ,
- hacksaws ,
- hammers ,
- handsaws ,
- hatchets ,
- hedge trimmers ,
- hoes ,
- jackknives ,
- jigsaws ,
- jointers ,
- keyhole saws ,
- lathes ,
- levels ,
- lug wrenches ,
- machetes ,
- mallets ,
- miter boxes ,
- monkey wrenches ,
- pickaxes ,
- picks ,
- pipe wrenches ,
- planers ,
- planes ,
- posthole augers ,
- punches ,
- radial arm saws ,
- ripsaws ,
- saws ,
- screwdrivers ,
- scroll saws ,
- scythes ,
- shovels ,
- sickles ,
- sledgehammers ,
- spades ,
- spanners ,
- spoke shaves ,
- squares ,
- staplers ,
- table saws ,
- tire irons ,
- tools ,
- trowels ,
- vises ,
- wedges ,
- welders ,
- wrecking bars ,
- wrenches .
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• diminishes- abbreviates ,
- abridges ,
- bobs ,
- compacts ,
- compresses ,
- concentrates ,
- condenses ,
- contracts ,
- decreases ,
- decrements ,
- deflates ,
- depletes ,
- diminishes ,
- downgrades ,
- dwindles ,
- erodes ,
- lessens ,
- lightens ,
- minimizes ,
- nips ,
- pares ,
- prunes ,
- reduces ,
- shaves ,
- shortens ,
- shrinks ,
- tapers ,
- trims ,
- truncates ,
- weeds .
- Chops ,
- Clips ,
- Culls ,
- Denies ,
- abandons ,
- bars ,
- belches ,
- blackballs ,
- blacklists ,
- checks ,
- crops ,
- curtails ,
- cuts ,
- deep-sixes ,
- disallows ,
- disapproves ,
- discards ,
- discharges ,
- disclaims ,
- disgorges ,
- drains ,
- ejaculates ,
- ejects ,
- eliminates ,
- emits ,
- erupts ,
- evacuates ,
- excises ,
- excludes ,
- excretes ,
- exhausts ,
- exudes ,
- jettisons ,
- jilts ,
- junks ,
- lops ,
- oppugns ,
- rejects ,
- scraps ,
- secretes ,
- seeps ,
- sheds ,
- spews ,
- trashes ,
- vents ,
- vomits .
Other synonyms:
- lawn mower ,
- mower ,
- utensil ,
- watering can .
- sprinkler .
- flail .
- rake .
- fork .
Other relevant words:
- Bistoury ,
- Chips ,
- Drawing knife ,
- HEWS ,
- MOWS ,
- Perforator ,
- abate ,
- abbreviate ,
- adze ,
- amputate ,
- arms ,
- ax ,
- billhook ,
- blade ,
- bodkin ,
- bowie knife ,
- break ,
- bushwhacker ,
- carve ,
- chop ,
- chop off ,
- cleaver ,
- cleaves ,
- clipper ,
- clippers ,
- clippings ,
- colter ,
- compress ,
- concentrate ,
- condense ,
- coulter ,
- curtail ,
- cut ,
- cut back ,
- cutlery ,
- cutter ,
- cutters ,
- cutting edge ,
- cutting instrument ,
- cuttings ,
- debase ,
- detach ,
- detract ,
- diminish ,
- dissect ,
- divide ,
- divides ,
- dressmaker ,
- edge tool ,
- electric razor ,
- fleeces ,
- gill ,
- grinds ,
- guillotine ,
- hedge clippers ,
- hooks ,
- interrupt ,
- lancet ,
- lessen ,
- lop ,
- mattock ,
- microtome ,
- mutilate ,
- nail clipper ,
- nail clippers ,
- overcharges ,
- pair of scissors ,
- paper cutter ,
- pare ,
- paring knife ,
- penknife ,
- plowshare ,
- plucks ,
- plumes ,
- polls ,
- prune ,
- pruning shears ,
- razor ,
- razor blade ,
- reduce ,
- restrict ,
- robs ,
- safety razor ,
- scalpel ,
- scrapes ,
- sever ,
- severs ,
- shards ,
- shares ,
- sharpen ,
- shave ,
- shear ,
- shearing ,
- shearings ,
- shorten ,
- slash ,
- slashes ,
- slice ,
- snip ,
- soaks ,
- split ,
- straight razor ,
- strips ,
- surcharges ,
- sword ,
- tinsnips ,
- whittle ,
- wire cutters .
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How to use "Shears" in context?
Shears are used for a variety of purposes from small to large both commercial and domestic. Here are some of the most common uses for shears:
Cropping of flowers
Weeding
Cutting fabric
Removing hair
Slitting pizza
Removing fabric folds
Cutting string
Opening packages
Cutting fruit
Cleaning fish
There are many types of shears, including: bolt shears, electric shears, J-shaped shears, hot shears, paring shears, shears with a detachable blade, and shears with a built-in blade.
Paraphrases for Shears:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
scissors.
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Noun, plural
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, plural
clippers.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Noun, plural
Grasses, techniques, chisels, lawns.
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Noun, plural
Homophones for Shears:
- shrug, Showy Orchis, sourish, sericeous, siqueiros, screech, screak, seahorse, scherzo, sewerage, seagrass, shrewish, seiurus, source, saururus, saragossa, scrooge, scours, series, sargasso, scorch, shrike, sea horse, siracusa, syracuse, skew arch, sikorsky, Skagerak, scissors kick, shark, susurrous, sack race, shriek, shirk, shakers, sewage works, scarce, scorsese, SARS, squirearchy, sucrose, sazerac, SIRC, siris, serious, serosa, saururaceae, sorus, Sirach, screw key, saccharase, shag rug, squaw grass, serax, ski race, sugar cookie, susurrus, saccharose, sirius, squarish, sucrase, sea wrack, Skagerrak, sirocco, sawhorse, skreigh, squark, scraggy, sorex, screaky, Sargasso Sea, surge, scores, sorgho, serous, shear's, screw jack, sewer gas, sage grouse, saurosuchus, shiraz, serge, shire horse, sayers, saurischia, skreak, siriasis, sarawak, scourge, scissors, search, surcease, secrecy, screechy, scrag, ski rack, scheuchzeriaceae, sorgo, sciurus.
Hyponym for Shears:
n.
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artifact
pair of scissors, scissors.
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artifact
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