Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sciss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sciss
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To scissor; to cut as if with scissors.

Etymology

Back-formation from scissors.

Inflected Forms

scisses (present, singular) scissing (participle, present) scissed (participle, past) scissed (past)

Questions

What does sciss mean?
To scissor; to cut as if with scissors.
Where does sciss come from?
Back-formation from scissors.

How to pronounce sciss

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