shears
nounUK /ʃɪəz/
US /ʃɪrz/
Shears are big scissors used for cutting things like plants or cloth.
The gardener used shears to trim the hedge.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Large cutting tools with two blades joined in the middle, used for metal or wool.
The farmer used shears to cut the sheep's wool.
3. A machine or tool that cuts material with sharp blades.
The metal shears sliced through the sheet easily.
4. To cut something with shears.
They sheared the bushes into neat shapes.