sciss

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verb

To scissor; to cut as if with scissors.

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Meanings

verbsciss (third-person singular simple present scisses, present participle scissing, simple past and past participle scissed)

present singular third person scisses · participle present scissing · participle past scissed · past scissed

  1. nonstandardTo scissor; to cut as if with scissors.

Origin

Back-formation from scissors.

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Cite this entry
APA

sciss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciss

MLA

“sciss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciss. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sciss,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciss.

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