Scissors meaning in English
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Definition
a pair of scissors: a device used for cutting materials such as paper, cloth and hair
a pair of training scissors: a device used for cutting materials such as paper, made especially for children
Examples
- "Brian : And a pair of scissors for me."
- "Horatio : No, it's not a drink, just a real pair of metal scissors for... cutting things."
- "But first, get me a cocktail - a screwdriver - and a pair of scissors for you."
- "One of the test monkeys got into the data center with a pair of training scissors."
- "Brian : A pair of scissors?"
- "Brian, I want you to take all cards and cut them using the scissors."
Exercise 1
What's the word?
Type the appropriate words from the dialogue you just heard into the blanks below.
This term describes a desire for water or other liquids. "I need water, because it's hot outside and I am ."
This common desk object is designed to cut or tear items such as paper or scotch tape. "I should cut this ribbon, does anyone have a pair of ."
This term describes (usually) residential areas or communities on the outside of a city. "When I was young, I lived in the city, but now that I am retired I live in the ."
Type the appropriate words from the dialogue you just heard into the blanks below.
This term describes a desire for water or other liquids. "I need water, because it's hot outside and I am ."
This common desk object is designed to cut or tear items such as paper or scotch tape. "I should cut this ribbon, does anyone have a pair of ."
This term describes (usually) residential areas or communities on the outside of a city. "When I was young, I lived in the city, but now that I am retired I live in the ."
What's the word?
Type the appropriate words from the dialogue you just heard into the blanks below.
This term describes a desire for water or other liquids. "I need water, because it's hot outside and I am thirsty 1."
This common desk object is designed to cut or tear items such as paper or scotch tape. "I should cut this ribbon, does anyone have a pair of scissors 2."
This term describes (usually) residential areas or communities on the outside of a city. "When I was young, I lived in the city, but now that I am retired I live in the suburbs 3."
Type the appropriate words from the dialogue you just heard into the blanks below.
This term describes a desire for water or other liquids. "I need water, because it's hot outside and I am thirsty 1."
This common desk object is designed to cut or tear items such as paper or scotch tape. "I should cut this ribbon, does anyone have a pair of scissors 2."
This term describes (usually) residential areas or communities on the outside of a city. "When I was young, I lived in the city, but now that I am retired I live in the suburbs 3."
1 thirsty: The adjective "thirsty" describes a desire or need for hydration. For example: I am thirsty, do you have any water? Note that the adjective thirsty is used with the verb "to be", not "to have": I AM thirsty.
2 scissors: "Scissors", or "a pair of scissors" are a common tool used for cutting, slicing or tearing things, such as a paper or scotch tape. In this dialogue, Horatio asks Brian to obtain a pair of scissors, for, you know, cutting things.
3 suburbs: The "suburbs" of a city are the outlying areas of it. In the United States and Great Britain, these areas are generally residential, and contrast with the dense urban areas of a city. Note that as an adjective, "suburban" can describe an area which is green and residential but is still located within the walls of a city.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in this scene!
A person without clothes, or a nude person is .
A common tool used for cutting paper, fabric or anything else is called a pair of .
Brighton refers to his paintings as "" in this scene (This term can be used as a synonym for painting).
A person without clothes, or a nude person is .
A common tool used for cutting paper, fabric or anything else is called a pair of .
Brighton refers to his paintings as "" in this scene (This term can be used as a synonym for painting).
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in this scene!
A person without clothes, or a nude person is naked 1.
A common tool used for cutting paper, fabric or anything else is called a pair of scissors 2.
Brighton refers to his paintings as "pictures 3" in this scene (This term can be used as a synonym for painting).
A person without clothes, or a nude person is naked 1.
A common tool used for cutting paper, fabric or anything else is called a pair of scissors 2.
Brighton refers to his paintings as "pictures 3" in this scene (This term can be used as a synonym for painting).
1 naked: The term "naked" generally describes someone without clothes, or a nude person. For example: Adam and Eve were naked in the garden of Eden until they were expelled and learned shame! In this scene, Brighton (the artist) calls Horatio "the naked guy".
2 scissors: "Scissors", or "a pair of scissors" are a common tool used for cutting, slicing or tearing things, such as a paper or scotch tape. In this dialogue, Horatio cuts Brighton's paintings with a pair of scissors.
3 pictures: A "picture" describes some sort of visual representation, or an image. The term can be used to describe a photograph, painting or drawing. In this scene Brighton calls his work both "pictures" and "paintings".
Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks below with terms related to hair and hairdressers. Some of the terms from the list below were used in Brian's song.
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly .
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to it with a razor. I want it very all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair back?
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly .
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to it with a razor. I want it very all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair back?
Fill in the blanks below with terms related to hair and hairdressers. Some of the terms from the list below were used in Brian's song.
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly haircut 1.
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use shampoo 2 to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to cut 3 your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to shave 4 it with a razor. I want it very short 5 all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair grow 6 back?
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly haircut 1.
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use shampoo 2 to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to cut 3 your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to shave 4 it with a razor. I want it very short 5 all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair grow 6 back?
1 haircut: A "haircut" refers to the act of cutting one's hair, or the style in which it is cut.
2 shampoo: "Shampoo" is a type of cream or liquid which is used to wash one's hair. The term is both a verb and a noun. Example: I shampoo my hair every day. Note that shampoo is often followed by "conditioner".
3 cut: We usually "cut" hair with (a pair of) scissors. Note that "hair" can be a countable or uncountable noun. When referring to the mass of hair on one's head it is uncountable (and so has no plural), for example: Your hair looks great today. When we refer to individual hairs then it is countable, for example: Waiter, there are three hairs in my soup.
4 shave: To "shave" one's hair is to remove some hair by using a razor or a shaver. In the audio, Brian says that the barber shaved his hair off. Note that adding the preposition "off" (to shave off) would imply that all the hair is being removed. Example: I didn't like my beard so I shaved it off.
5 short: To have one's hair cut "short" is the opposite of keeping it long.
6 grow: In this context, "to grow" means to "increase in size". Most hair grows, as do nails, children and plants. To have hair that "grows back" is to have it regain its original length.
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