shears meaning

Definition of shears

1. large scissors with strong blades

   Type of: scissors

   Kinds: clipper, pruning shears, snips, thinning shears

   Related forms: shear

shears in a sentence

• I'll have to have my garden shears sharpened.
• The gardener cuts back the bushes with shears and the grass with a scythe.
• You may borrow my pruning shears.
• I need to buy some garden shears.
• I can't find my pruning shears.

How to pronounce shears

shears is pronounced /ʃirz/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.