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| art room |
In some schools, there is a room called an art room. It is a kind of classroom, and teachers teach students things like painting and drawing there. Things like brushes, paint, clay, glue, scissors, and paper are kept in an art room. |
| blade |
the cutting part of a knife, sword, scissors, or saw. [1/4 definitions] |
| clip1 |
to cut off, cut out, or trim with scissors or shears. [1/5 definitions] |
| cut |
to pierce, slice, or open with a sharp tool such as a knife, ax, saw, or scissors. [1/12 definitions] |
| dull |
When something like a scissors or knife is dull, it is not sharp. It cannot cut well. [1/4 definitions] |
| edge |
The edge of a knife or pair of scissors is the part that is sharp and can cut. [1/8 definitions] |
| function |
The function of a person or thing is its purpose or its normal way of operating. The function of scissors is to cut. The function of a nurse is to take care of sick people. [1/3 definitions] |
| go1 |
If the scissors go in the kitchen drawer, it means that the kitchen drawer is the right place for the scissors. The kitchen drawer is where the scissors belong. When something goes in a certain place, it means that that place is where it belongs. [1/14 definitions] |
| miscellaneous |
When we talk about a group of miscellaneous things, we mean a group of things that are of different types and are not very much related to each other. If a drawer has miscellaneous things in it, it might contain things like scissors, soap, batteries, socks, feathers, and cookies. |
| pair |
A pair is a single object that has two parts joined together. A pair of scissors is made up of two sharp pieces of metal joined together. [1/5 definitions] |
| scissors |
a tool used for cutting. Scissors are made up of two blades that are joined so that their edges may be opened and closed. |
| search |
A search for a person or thing is an act of looking for them. A search for a pair of scissors is an act of looking in different places to try to find a pair of scissors. [1/3 definitions] |
| shear |
to cut off with scissors or a tool like scissors. [1/2 definitions] |
| shears |
a tool that is like a large scissors. |
| snip |
to cut or clip with short, quick strokes of scissors. [1/3 definitions] |
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