Scissors - English Vocabulary for Kids

scissors

/ˈsɪzərz/

noun

A tool with two blades for cutting paper

“Cut along the line with scissors.”

מספריים

Scissors is a noun in the school category. It is a advanced (ages 11-12) word, meaning "A tool with two blades for cutting paper" In Hebrew, scissors translates to מספריים.

Example Sentences

She carefully cut along the dotted line with a pair of scissors.
Always walk with scissors pointing downward — safety is important!
He used craft scissors to cut out the stars for his space collage.

Did You Know? The scissors we use today were invented around 1500 years ago, but an earlier form of scissors (two blades connected at one end like tweezers) was used in ancient Egypt about 3,500 years ago! Leonardo da Vinci is sometimes credited with inventing modern pivoting scissors, but historians are not entirely sure. Left-handed scissors have the blades reversed so left-handers can see their cutting line.