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The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.
Austin O'Malley

Meaning of "shears" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHEARS

shears  [ʃɪəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHEARS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shears is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHEARS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shears

Shears may refer to: ▪ Shears, European moth of the family Noctuidae ▪ Trauma shears, scissors used by emergency medical personnel to quickly and safely cut clothing ▪ Kitchen shears, scissors traditionally used in the kitchen for food preparation ▪ Pinking shears, scissors where the blades of which are sawtoothed instead of straight; they leave a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge ▪ Blade shears, typically used for shearing animals ▪ Pruning shears, used for cutting branches and stems ▪ Golden Shears, sheep shearing event ▪ Sally Shears, a recurring character in stories and novels written by William Gibson...

Definition of shears in the English dictionary

The first definition of shears in the dictionary is large scissors, as for cutting cloth, jointing poultry, etc. Other definition of shears is a large scissor-like and usually hand-held cutting tool with flat blades, as for cutting hedges. Shears is also any of various analogous cutting or clipping implements or machines.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHEARS


Algiers
ælˈdʒɪəz
arrears
əˈrɪəz
cheers
tʃɪəz
Cordeliers
ˌkɔːdɪˈlɪəz
Himalayas
ˌhɪməˈleɪəz
Myers
ˈmaɪəz
Pamirs
pəˈmɪəz
Pears
pɪəz
pliers
ˈplaɪəz
premiers
ˈprɛmɪəz
Proteas
ˈprəʊtɪəz
Sayers
ˈseɪəz
shires
ˈʃaɪəz
Spears
spɪəz
Spires
spaɪəz
tears
tɪəz
Teniers
ˈtɛnɪəz
years
ˈjɪəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHEARS

shear
shear pin
shear strength
shear stress
shear stud
shearer
shearing
shearing gang
shearing shed
shearleg
shearlegs
shearling
shearman
shearwater
sheatfish
sheath
sheath knife
sheathbill
sheathe
sheather

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHEARS

all ears
apples and pears
asparagus spears
blood, sweat and tears
Britney Spears
clipshears
crocodile tears
edging shears
fall on deaf ears
garden shears
golden years
in arrears
in tears
off the shears
pinking shears
prick up one´s ears
pruning shears
set by the ears
wet behind the ears
without tears

Synonyms and antonyms of shears in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHEARS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shears» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shears

Translation of «shears» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHEARS

Find out the translation of shears to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shears from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shears» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tijeras
570 millions of speakers

English

shears
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैंची
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المقصات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ножницы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tesouras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঁচি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cisailles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gunting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ばさみ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shears
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kéo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கத்தரிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोठी कातर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

makas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cesoie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nożyce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ножиці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

foarfece
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ψαλίδια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skêr
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saxar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sakser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shears

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEARS»

The term «shears» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.835 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEARS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shears» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shears» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shears

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3 QUOTES WITH «SHEARS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shears.
1
Dean Koontz
The hands of every clock are shears, trimming us away scrap by scrap, and every time piece with a digital readout blinks us towards implosion.
2
Austin O'Malley
The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.
3
Sydney Smith
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHEARS»

Discover the use of shears in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shears and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Scissors and Shears: An Antique and Vintage ...
Accompanying and enhancing the text are hundreds of photographs, advertisements, and patents of the many varieties of antique and vintage scissors produced during this time period.
Philip R. Pankiewicz, 2013
2
Dance to the piper: the Highland bagpipe in Nova Scotia
Barry Shears examines the history and traditions of Gaelic-speaking pipers whose emigration to Nova Scotia ensured that the role and music of Highland piping not only survived, but thrived for a long time.
Barry Shears, 2008
3
Bloodstain: The Vanishing of Peter Falconio
Bloodstain reveals the changing testimony of key witnesses, the secret affair had by Peter Falconio's partner before his disappearance, the mysteries bloodstains and the evidence upon which the whole trial is based.
Richard Shears, 2005
4
Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep: A Yarn About Wool
Farmer Brown shears his sheep and has their wool made into yarn, but after they beg to have it back he knits the yarn into sweaters for them. By the author of The Thing That Bothered Farmer Brown.
Teri Sloat, 2000
5
Milady's Standard Cosmetology
Texturizing with Thinning Shears • Removing bulk (thinning). Thinning shears were originally created for the purpose of thinning out hair and blending. Many clients are afraid of the word "thinning." A more modern choice of words would be  ...
Margrit Altenburg, Diane Bailey, 2002
6
The Romantic Legacy of Paradise Lost: Reading Against the Grain
The Romantic Legacy of Paradise Lost offers a new critical insight into the relationship between Milton and the Romantic poets.
Jonathon Shears, 2009
7
James' introduction to English law
James' Introduction to English Law is the classic introductory text for students needing to understand the basic tenets of English law.
Peter Shears, Graham Stephenson, Philip S. James, 1996
8
The Silk, the Shears and Marina; Or, About Biography
The shears that cut had ornamented handles and were dull. The scratches of the shears on the counter have outlived everything: the purchased silk, its pattern, my fear. Because they hurt the little horse, they cut it in half. Its head stayed behind ...
Irena Vrkljan, 1999
9
Certain scissors and shears from Brazil: determination of ...
6/ These are only general definitions; there is no clear dividing line between scissors and shears. Certain scissors are more than 6 inches long, and both scissors and shears can have the same uses and can be completely substitutable for ...
United States International Trade Commission, 1983
10
Popular Mechanics
These flower and thinning shears by Corona have straight blades that can easily reach into plant centers without pushing foliage and flowers aside. The 7%-in.- long forged-steel tool has cushioned vinyl handles and is ticketed at $8. When you ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHEARS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shears is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Out Musician Jake Shears Makes His Theatrical Debut in Tony …
Shears found time in between rehearsals to talk to The Advocate about his theatrical debut, the importance of LGBT visibility, the secret to his long relationship ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
2
Amtrak Train Shears Car in Half After Driver Tries to Beat Gates
An Amtrak Silver Star train sheared a car in half with three people on board at a Jacksonville railroad crossing after authorities say a man went around the ... «NBC New York, Jun 15»
3
Shearing king David Fagan calls time
Shearing legend David Fagan is out of the running to complete a double of the two major titles at the Golden Shears by being eliminated from the PGG ... «Waikato Times, Apr 15»
4
Mistress 'killed grandmother and four year old boy with shears'
The accused entered a bedroom where Alistair was in bed, while carrying a large pair of garden shears.” Det Sen Con Hardwood said Liao allegedly stabbed ... «The Australian, Apr 15»
5
Renaissance Gold Announces Earn-In Agreement with Walmer …
The Golden Shears Project is a series of precious and base metal rich occurrences on the east side of the Goodsprings District, partially hosted in a shear zone ... «Business Wire, Mar 15»
6
Scotsman wins Golden Shears Open final
A Scottish shearer who settled in New Zealand to farm in Taranaki has become the first shearer from overseas to win the Golden Shears Open Shearing ... «Scoop.co.nz, Mar 15»
7
7 completely legit signs that Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was …
... that Ringo had given an exclusive interview in which he revealed Macca did in fact die in 1966 in a car accident, to be replaced by look-alike Billy Shears. «Mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
8
Shearing legend David Fagan about to hang up clippers
World famous shearer David Fagan, who is planning on retiring this year, aged 53, competes in the open heats of Gore's Southern Shears 50th anniversary ... «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 15»
9
Nick Jonas, Jake Shears and Jessica Mauboy added to Mardi Gras …
Also added to the line-up are Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears, singer Jessica Mauboy and performer Betty Who. Nick Jonas rose to prominence as a ... «Gay News Network, Feb 15»
10
David Fagan to hang up the shears
David Fagan, 53, is a name well known in the shearing sheds of Te Kuiti and the world, with 631 titles, which include 16 wins at the Golden Shears and five ... «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 15»

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