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scissors

/ˈsɪzəz/ /ˈsɪzɚz/

Meanings

noun

Schneide

One blade on a pair of scissors.

Examples :

Die kaputte Schneide der Schere fühlte sich unbequem an, weil eine Schneide locker war.
noun

Schere

(rock paper scissors) A hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and is loses to rock. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.

Examples :

"My sister and I were playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who got to choose the movie. She used her scissors handshape and won. "
Meine Schwester und ich spielten Schere, Stein, Papier, um zu entscheiden, wer den Film aussuchen durfte. Sie benutzte ihre Scherenhandform und gewann.