scissors
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1. a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move (noun.act)
hypernym | : | gymnastic exercise, |
definition | : | (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus) (noun.act) |
2. a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze (noun.act)
hypernym | : | wrestling hold, |
definition | : | a hold used in the sport of wrestling (noun.act) |
3. an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | compound lever, |
definition | : | a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum (noun.artifact) |
hypernym | : | edge tool, |
definition | : | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | clipper, |
definition | : | scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | shears, |
definition | : | large scissors with strong blades (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | snuffers, |
definition | : | scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | blade, |
definition | : | the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge (noun.artifact) |
domain usage | : | plural, plural form, |
definition | : | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (noun.communication) |
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