1. shears - Noun
2. shears - Verb
A cutting instrument.
An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both sides of the material to be cut, -- used for cutting cloth and other substances.
A similar instrument the blades of which are extensions of a curved spring, -- used for shearing sheep or skins.
A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting edge.
Anything in the form of shears.
A pair of wings.
An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle.
The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBut I don't feel sad about it. Because Mother is dead. And because Mr. Shears isn't around anymore. So I would be feeling sad about something that isn't real and doesn't exist. And that would be stupid. Mark Haddon
He answered some governors who had written to recommend an increase in the burden of provincial taxation, with: "A good shepherd shears his flock; he does not flay them." Suetonius
The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them. Austin O'Malley
I am not kind, I cut people off as with shears and I drop them like nettles. Edna O'Brien
One barber shears another. French Proverb
He, Shears, and Canadian Lieutenant Joyce ( Geoffrey Horne ) reach the river in time with the assistance of Siamese women bearers and their village chief, Khun Yai. Source: Internet