Number of syllables in the word 'scissors'

Find out how many syllables are there in the word scissors.

  1. No of syllables in scissors : 2
  2. Divide syllables in scissors : scis-sors

More about the word - scissors

  1. noun
  2. Definition : One blade on a pair of scissors.
  3. Definition : Scissors.
  4. Definition : (noun adjunct) Used in certain noun phrases to denote a thing resembling the action of scissors, as scissor kick, scissor hold (wrestling), scissor jack.
  1. verb
  2. Definition : To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
  3. Definition : To excise or expunge something from a text.
  4. Definition : To reproduce (text) as an excerpt, copy.
  5. Definition : To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
  1. noun
  2. Synonyms : switch, pair of scissors, shears
  3. Definition : (usually construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.
  4. Definition : An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.
  5. Definition : A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.
  6. Definition : An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.

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