noun🔗ShareSchneideOne blade on a pair of scissors."The broken scissors felt awkward to use because one blade was loose. "Die kaputte Schneide der Schere fühlte sich unbequem an, weil eine Schneide locker war.itemutensilpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchereScissors."I need scissors to cut the paper for my project. "Ich brauche eine Schere, um das Papier für mein Projekt zu schneiden.utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareScheren-(noun adjunct) Used in certain noun phrases to denote a thing resembling the action of scissors, as scissor kick, scissor hold (wrestling), scissor jack."The mechanic used a scissor jack to lift the car. "Der Mechaniker benutzte einen Scherenwagenheber, um das Auto anzuheben.utensilitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSchneidenTo cut using, or as if using, scissors."The teacher asked the student to scissors the construction paper into small squares. "Der Lehrer bat den Schüler, das Tonpapier in kleine Quadrate zu schneiden.utensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareStreichen, kürzenTo excise or expunge something from a text."The erroneous testimony was scissored from the record."Das fehlerhafte Zeugnis wurde aus dem Protokoll gestrichen.writinglanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAusschneiden, kopierenTo reproduce (text) as an excerpt, copy."To prepare for the presentation, I scissorsed a few key paragraphs from the article. "Um mich auf die Präsentation vorzubereiten, habe ich ein paar wichtige Absätze aus dem Artikel ausgeschnitten.writingwordlanguagecommunicationmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSchneiden, spreizenTo move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs."The runner scissored over the hurdles."Der Läufer spreizte die Beine über die Hürden.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSich scheren, tribadisch verkehren(sex) To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other."The two students were seen scissorsing in the back of the classroom. "Die beiden Schülerinnen wurden dabei gesehen, wie sie sich im hinteren Teil des Klassenzimmers tribadisch verkehrten.sexactionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSchlittschuhlaufen mit einem Fuß deutlich vor dem anderenTo skate with one foot significantly in front of the other."As she gained speed on the ice, the young skater began to scissors, expertly gliding forward with long, overlapping strides. "Als sie auf dem Eis an Geschwindigkeit gewann, begann die junge Skaterin zu schlittern und glitt gekonnt mit langen, überlappenden Schritten vorwärts.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchere(usually construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed."Scissors are used to cut the flowers."Mit der Schere werden die Blumen geschnitten.utilityutensilstationeryitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareScherenlaufAn attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side."They executed a perfect scissors."Sie führten einen perfekten Scherenlauf aus.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchersprungA method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other."The speed skater maintained her lead by using a powerful scissors across the final turn. "Die Eisschnellläuferin behauptete ihre Führung, indem sie in der letzten Kurve einen kraftvollen Schersprung einsetzte.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchere, BeinschereAn exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors."During gym class, the students practiced the scissors exercise. "Während der Sportstunde übten die Schüler die Beinschere.bodyactionsportanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchereA scissors hold."The wrestler applied a painful scissors hold to his opponent's body, squeezing tightly with his legs. "Der Wrestler setzte seinem Gegner einen schmerzhaften Scherenangriff an, indem er ihn mit seinen Beinen fest zusammendrückte.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchere(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."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.gameculturetraditionentertainmentcommunicationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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