shears

/ʃɪərz/

/ʃɪəz/

Definitions of shears

1. noun

   large scissors with strong blades
   types:

   clipper

   shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)

   pruning shears

   shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants

   snips, tinsnips

   (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal

   thinning shears

   shears with one serrate blade; used for thinning hair

   secateurs

   small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface

   type of:

   pair of scissors, scissors

   an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades