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Definition of shears:

1. A cutting instrument.
2. A pair of wings.
3. A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting edge.
4. A similar instrument the blades of which are extensions of a curved spring, - used for shearing sheep or skins.
5. An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle.
6. An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both sides of the material to be cut, - used for cutting cloth and other substances.
7. Anything in the form of shears.
8. The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe.

Synonyms:

blending, pruning, cuticle, revolving, sheepshearing, alligator, buttonhole, nippers, power shearing machine, rotary, metal-cutting, grass, pinking, clippers, crocodile, guillotine.

• rejects (part of speech: verb)
  • discards, 
  • oppugns, 
  • clips, 
  • disclaims, 
  • snips, 
  • blacklists, 
  • vomits, 
  • curtails, 
  • ejaculates, 
  • ejects, 
  • sheds, 
  • discharges, 
  • abandons, 
  • secretes, 
  • excludes, 
  • cuts, 
  • exudes, 
  • chops, 
  • checks, 
  • emits, 
  • culls, 
  • jilts, 
  • blackballs, 
  • excretes, 
  • rejects, 
  • excises, 
  • disapproves, 
  • seeps, 
  • crops, 
  • exhausts, 
  • lops, 
  • drains, 
  • belches, 
  • disgorges, 
  • erupts, 
  • scraps, 
  • deep-sixes, 
  • evacuates, 
  • jettisons, 
  • vents, 
  • denies, 
  • trashes, 
  • disallows, 
  • bars, 
  • junks, 
  • eliminates, 
  • spews
• subtracts (part of speech: verb)
  • deducts, 
  • shaves, 
  • clips, 
  • diminishes, 
  • depreciates, 
  • prunes, 
  • decreases, 
  • crops, 
  • pares, 
  • abridges, 
  • lessens, 
  • discounts, 
  • elides, 
  • bobs, 
  • weeds, 
  • subtracts, 
  • lowers, 
  • trims, 
  • docks, 
  • cuts, 
  • curtails, 
  • reduces, 
  • deletes
• tool (part of speech: noun)
  • grindstone, 
  • posthole auger, 
  • band saw, 
  • sickle, 
  • mallet, 
  • hedge trimmer, 
  • file, 
  • lathe, 
  • scythe, 
  • square, 
  • hatchet, 
  • chain saw, 
  • crosscut saw, 
  • cold chisel, 
  • spoke shave, 
  • planer, 
  • tool, 
  • level, 
  • hacksaw, 
  • spade, 
  • wedge, 
  • stapler, 
  • calipers, 
  • jointer, 
  • auger, 
  • bow saw, 
  • shovel, 
  • wrecking bar, 
  • sledgehammer, 
  • claw hammer, 
  • emery wheel, 
  • scissors, 
  • chisel, 
  • trowel, 
  • miter box, 
  • welder, 
  • handsaw, 
  • crowbar, 
  • ball-peen hammer, 
  • snips, 
  • back saw, 
  • scroll saw, 
  • ripsaw, 
  • spanner, 
  • saw, 
  • lug wrench, 
  • plane, 
  • coping saw, 
  • tire iron, 
  • vise, 
  • grapnel, 
  • punch, 
  • jackknife, 
  • screwdriver, 
  • hammer, 
  • circular saw, 
  • edger, 
  • wrench, 
  • axe, 
  • pickax, 
  • drill, 
  • machete, 
  • awl, 
  • pick, 
  • bench drill, 
  • buzz saw, 
  • arc welder, 
  • jigsaw, 
  • table saw, 
  • drill press, 
  • tin snips, 
  • hoe, 
  • keyhole saw, 
  • pliers, 
  • pipe wrench, 
  • knife, 
  • monkey wrench, 
  • radial arm saw, 
  • gouge
• tools (part of speech: noun)
  • grindstones, 
  • posthole augers, 
  • band saws, 
  • sickles, 
  • mallets, 
  • hedge trimmers, 
  • files, 
  • lathes, 
  • scythes, 
  • squares, 
  • hatchets, 
  • chain saws, 
  • crosscut saws, 
  • cold chisels, 
  • spoke shaves, 
  • planes, 
  • tools, 
  • levels, 
  • hacksaws, 
  • spades, 
  • wedges, 
  • staplers, 
  • calipers, 
  • jointers, 
  • augers, 
  • bow saws, 
  • shovels, 
  • wrecking bars, 
  • sledgehammers, 
  • claw hammers, 
  • emery wheels, 
  • scissors, 
  • chisels, 
  • trowels, 
  • miter boxes, 
  • welders, 
  • handsaws, 
  • crowbars, 
  • ball-peen hammers, 
  • snips, 
  • back saws, 
  • scroll saws, 
  • ripsaws, 
  • spanners, 
  • saws, 
  • lug wrenches, 
  • planers, 
  • coping saws, 
  • tire irons, 
  • vises, 
  • grapnels, 
  • punches, 
  • jackknives, 
  • screwdrivers, 
  • hammers, 
  • circular saws, 
  • edgers, 
  • wrenches, 
  • axes, 
  • picks, 
  • drill presses, 
  • machetes, 
  • awls, 
  • pickaxes, 
  • bench drills, 
  • buzz saws, 
  • arc welders, 
  • jigsaws, 
  • table saws, 
  • drills, 
  • tin snips, 
  • hoes, 
  • keyhole saws, 
  • pliers, 
  • pipe wrenches, 
  • knives, 
  • monkey wrenches, 
  • radial arm saws, 
  • gouges
• diminishes (part of speech: verb)
  • decreases, 
  • drains, 
  • diminishes, 
  • lightens, 
  • culls, 
  • compresses, 
  • erodes, 
  • condenses, 
  • concentrates, 
  • shortens, 
  • decrements, 
  • curtails, 
  • clips, 
  • minimizes, 
  • shrinks, 
  • tapers, 
  • deflates, 
  • lessens, 
  • abbreviates, 
  • depletes, 
  • abridges, 
  • pares, 
  • nips, 
  • prunes, 
  • reduces, 
  • downgrades, 
  • shaves, 
  • contracts, 
  • truncates, 
  • trims, 
  • compacts, 
  • crops, 
  • dwindles, 
  • weeds, 
  • bobs