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scissor-like

scissor-like is the alternative spelling of scissorlike.

Meaning of scissorlike

Adjective

scissorlike (comparative more scissorlike, superlative most scissorlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of scissors.
    • You simply put a cherry in the little cup at one end of the scissorlike device and then close it with one swift action.1983 June 7, Pierre Franey, “KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; FOR PITTING CHERRIES”, in The New York Times

Forms of scissor-like

comparativemore scissor-like
superlativemost scissor-like

Questions about scissor-like

What is scissor-like the alternative spelling of?
Scissor-like is the alternative spelling of scissorlike.

Words near scissor-like in the dictionary

  1. scissor teeth
  2. scissor tooth
  3. scissor-bill
  4. scissor-bills
  5. scissor-congruent
  6. scissor-like
  7. scissor-tailed
  8. scissor-tailed flycatcher
  9. scissor-tailed flycatchers
  10. scissorable
  11. scissorbill

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