scissors

scis·sors

(siz'ŏrz), Avoid using the backformation scissor as a singular noun meaning 'pair of scissors'.

An instrument with two blades, moving on a pivot, that cut against each other.

Synonym(s): shears

[L. scindo, pp. scissus, to cut]

Drug slang A regional term for marijuana
Surgery An instrument with 2 opposing cutting blades

scissors

Surgery An instrument with 2 opposing cutting blades. See Dissecting scissors.

scis·sors

(siz'ŏrz)

An instrument with two blades, moving on a pivot, which cut against each other.
Synonym(s): shears.

[L. scindo, pp. scissus, to cut]