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shears

/ʃɪəz/noun

उच्चारण शिअर्ज़

बड़ी कैंची, कतरनी (बागवानी की)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [plural]

    a garden tool like a very large pair of scissors, used for cutting bushes and hedges

    बड़ी कैंची, कतरनी (बागवानी की)

    • The gardener trimmed the hedge with a pair of shears.
    • garden shears

    Synonyms clippers secateurs cutters

  2. 2

    [plural]

    a large pair of scissors used for cutting cloth, sheet metal or the wool of sheep

    बड़ी कैंची, ऊन कतरने की कैंची

    • The tailor cut the thick cloth with heavy shears.
    • The tinsmith cut the metal sheet with a pair of strong shears.

    Synonyms scissors clippers

◇Word family
shear verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

clippers secateurs cutters scissors

?Which word?

Do not confuse shear (to cut wool from a sheep) and sheer (complete, or very steep).

Shear (भेड़ की ऊन कतरना) और sheer (पूरा, या खड़ी ढलान वाला) में भ्रम न करें।

§Grammar and usage

Shears is a plural noun, so we say 'these shears are sharp' or 'a pair of shears', not 'a shear'.

Shears plural noun है, इसलिए 'these shears are sharp' या 'a pair of shears' कहते हैं, 'a shear' नहीं।