shears
sheerz
- n large scissors with strong blades
- n (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
- n a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
- v cut with shears
- v shear the wool from
- v cut or cut through with shears
- v become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
- The friends maneuver the ewe onto her rear haunches, exposing her belly, and with Jenkins wedging the furry animal between his knees, Fowler hands him a pair of electric shears.
- The coolest new accessories for the style savvy may be a pincushion and a pair of pinking shears.
- The show opened silently, as design staffers rolled out tubes of white stretch fabric and plied their shears until a whole wardrobe emerged--a demonstration of Miyake's do-it .