Shears
/ˈʃɪəz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:8 pts6 letters
Definition of Shears
noun
- A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
- Forces that push in opposite directions.
- A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
verb
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To make a vertical cut in the coal.
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