scissors
/ˈsɪzəz/noun
उच्चारण सिज़ज़
कैंची
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[pl.]
a tool for cutting paper, cloth or hair, with two sharp blades joined in the middle
कैंची
- Where are the scissors? I need to cut this ribbon.
- a pair of scissors
- nail scissors
+ 3 more examples
- Use the scissors to cut the cloth along the line.
- The tailor keeps a large pair of scissors in his shop.
- These scissors are blunt and need sharpening.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
scissors (plural noun) + plural verb
Scissors names one tool but is always plural in form, so it takes a plural verb and no a.
'Scissors' एक औज़ार का नाम है, पर रूप में सदा plural है, इसलिए इसके साथ plural verb आती है और 'a' नहीं लगता।
- The scissors are on the table.
- These scissors are very sharp.
a pair of scissors
To count scissors, use a pair of or two pairs of; the verb then agrees with pair.
'Scissors' को गिनने के लिए 'a pair of' या 'two pairs of' का प्रयोग होता है; तब verb 'pair' के अनुसार आती है।
- I need a pair of scissors.
- Two pairs of scissors were lost.
cut + sth + with scissors
Use with for the tool; use scissors as a modifier in scissor-kick or scissors movement.
औज़ार के लिए 'with' आता है; 'scissors' modifier के रूप में scissor-kick जैसे शब्दों में आता है।
- She cut the cloth with scissors.
similar plural tools (trousers, spectacles, pliers)
Scissors follows the same pattern as trousers, glasses and pliers.
'Scissors' का pattern trousers, glasses और pliers जैसा ही है।
- My trousers are torn, and these pliers are rusty.
scissors vs shears
Shears are bigger scissors for garden or sheep; both are plural and counted with pair.
'Shears' बाग़ या भेड़ों के लिए बड़ी कैंची है; दोनों plural हैं और 'pair' से गिने जाते हैं।
- The gardener trimmed the hedge with a pair of shears.
+Collocations 5
adjective + scissors
sharpbluntrustykitchenpaper
- The sharp scissors cut through the thick card.
verb + scissors
useborrowsharpenpick uphand me
- Please hand me the scissors.
pair of scissors
a pair oftwo pairs ofa new pair ofan old pair of
- He bought a new pair of scissors for the shop.
scissors + noun
bladehandlecasekicklift
- The scissors handle was broken.
cut with scissors
cut papercut clothsniptrim haircut out
- Radhika cut out the picture with her scissors.
“More examples 6
- The tailor kept his scissors in a wooden box.
दर्ज़ी अपनी कैंची लकड़ी के डिब्बे में रखता था।
- Radhika cut the ribbon with a pair of scissors.
राधिका ने कैंची से फ़ीता काटा।
- Where are the scissors? They were here a minute ago.
कैंची कहाँ है? वे अभी यहीं थीं।
- The barber's scissors were sharp and clean.
नाई की कैंची तेज़ और साफ़ थीं।
- Children should not play with scissors.
बच्चों को कैंची से नहीं खेलना चाहिए।
- My mother keeps the sewing scissors out of the children's reach.
मेरी माँ सिलाई की कैंची को बच्चों की पहुँच से दूर रखती हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The scissors is on the shelf.
✓ The scissors are on the shelf.
Scissors takes a plural verb.
'Scissors' के साथ plural verb आती है।
✗ I bought a scissors yesterday.
✓ I bought a pair of scissors yesterday.
Do not use a directly with scissors.
'Scissors' के साथ सीधे 'a' नहीं लगता।
✗ She has two scissors.
✓ She has two pairs of scissors.
Count scissors with pairs.
'Scissors' को pairs से गिना जाता है।
AaSpelling
scis·sors
?Which word?
scissors is plural
Scissors is a plural noun with no singular: 'The scissors are in the drawer' (not 'is'). To count, say 'a pair of scissors', 'two pairs of scissors'. The same rule applies to trousers, jeans, spectacles, pliers, tongs and binoculars. In compounds the singular form appears: a scissor kick, a scissors-and-paste job.
Scissors एक plural noun है जिसका singular नहीं है: 'The scissors are in the drawer' ('is' नहीं)। गिनने के लिए 'a pair of scissors', 'two pairs of scissors' कहिए। यही नियम trousers, jeans, spectacles, pliers, tongs और binoculars पर लागू होता है। Compounds में singular रूप आता है: a scissor kick, a scissors-and-paste job।
§Grammar and usage
Scissors takes a plural verb and is counted with 'a pair of'; this plural-only set (scissors, trousers, spectacles, pliers, tongs, binoculars) is a fixed error-spotting item.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: scissors के साथ plural verb आता है और इसे 'a pair of' से गिना जाता है; यह plural-only समूह (scissors, trousers, spectacles, pliers, tongs, binoculars) error spotting का तय item है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin for 'cutting instrument'.
Latin में 'काटने का औज़ार' से।