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Look up shears in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shears may refer to: Scissors, also called shears Hair-cutting shears Blade shears, typically used
Shears
American singer (born 1978)
Sellards (born October 3, 1978), known professionally by the stage name Jake Shears, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known
Jake_Shears
Hand-operated cutting tool
Scissors or shears are hand-operated cutting tools that consists of a pair of pivoting blades whose sharpened edges slide firmly against and past each
Scissors
Reverend Ernest Henry Shears (1849, Streatham – 20 February 1917, Stafford) was an Anglican clergyman in South Africa. Ernest Henry Shears was the ninth son
Ernest_Shears
American pop rock band
pop rock band formed in 2000. The band's current line-up consists of Jake Shears (vocals), Babydaddy (various instruments) and Del Marquis (guitar, bass)
Scissor_Sisters
Scissors that produce a zigzag pattern
Pinking shears are scissors with saw-toothed blades instead of straight blades. They produce a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge. Before pinking
Pinking_shears
Type of scissors for use with plants
Pruning shears, also called hand pruners (in American English) or secateurs (in British English), are a type of scissors used for plants. They are strong
Pruning_shears
Scissors designed for cutting hair
Hair-cutting shears are scissors that are specifically designed for cutting hair. They are also known as barber shears, hairdressing shears, or hair shears. They
Hair-cutting_shears
Sheep shearing event
The Golden Shears International Shearing and Woolhandling Championships is the world's most prestigious sheep shearing event. It was founded in Masterton
Golden_Shears
Process by which wool on a sheep is cut off
The dirty fleeces were hard to shear and demanded that the metal blade shears be sharpened more often. Wool in Australia was carted by bullock team or
Sheep_shearing
Demolition tool
powered by a flywheel or hydraulic cylinder. Alligator shears are generally set up as stand-alone shears; however, there are types for excavators. The jaw
Alligator_shear
Scissors for cutting through fabric
Trauma shears, also known as Tuff Cuts (a brand name), are a type of scissors used by paramedics and other emergency medical personnel to quickly and safely
Trauma_shears
English musician
Stevie Shears (born 1954/1955) is an English musician known for playing in the rock bands Tiger Lily and Ultravox! (later Ultravox), as well as being part
Stevie_Shears
Urban legend and conspiracy theory about Paul McCartney
included "The Ballad of Paul" by the Mystery Tour; "Brother Paul" by Billy Shears and the All Americans; "So Long Paul" by Werbley Finster, a pseudonym for
Paul_is_dead
American experimental rock band
County, California, formed in 2011 by twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears. The duo released their debut album The Life and Times of a Paperclip in
The_Garden_(band)
2025 film by Harry Lighton
Hodge as Pete, Colin's father Lesley Sharp as Peggy, Colin's mother Jake Shears as Kevin Mat Hill as Steve Nick Figgis as Don Zoe Engenrer as Don's wife
Pillion_(film)
Augustus Shears (25 July 1827 - 25 May 1911) was the sixth and youngest son of Daniel Towers Shears (1784–1860), a partner of James Shears and Sons,
Augustus_Shears
Australian country song
"Click Go the Shears" is a traditional Australian country song. The song details a day's work for a sheep shearer in the days before machine shearing.
Click_Go_the_Shears
Gardening tool
Grass shears differ from pruning shears in being long-handled and having the handles at right-angles to the blades. They can be used to cut grass from
Grass_shears
1908 collection by Maurice Leblanc
the US (1910, by George Morehead), and as Arsène Lupin versus Holmlock Shears in the UK (1910, by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, printed as The Blonde
Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes
Arsène_Lupin_versus_Herlock_Sholmes
1977 studio album by Ultravox!
by singer/songwriter John Foxx who was accompanied by guitarist Stevie Shears, drummer Warren Cann, bassist Chris Cross and keyboard/violist Billy Currie
Ha!-Ha!-Ha!
1957 film directed by David Lean
work. Shears' comfortable life in Ceylon is shaken up when Major Warden tries to recruit him for a commando mission to destroy the bridge. Shears reveals
The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai
Fictional character in works by William Gibson
Molly Millions (also known as Sally Shears, Rose Kolodny, and others) is a recurring character in stories and novels written by William Gibson, particularly
Molly_Millions
2003 mystery novel by Mark Haddon
neighbour Mrs. Shears's dog, Wellington, has been fatally speared with a garden fork. As Christopher mourns over Wellington's body, Mrs. Shears calls the police
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The_Curious_Incident_of_the_Dog_in_the_Night-Time
Simple hairstyle popular among males
clippers; siding, shears over comb; topping, shears over finger. There are other methods that can be used including all clipper cuts, all shears cuts and all
Regular_haircut
2023 studio album by Jake Shears
Last Man Dancing is the second studio album by American singer Jake Shears, released on June 2, 2023, through Boys Keep Swinging and Mute Records. It includes
Last_Man_Dancing
Professor of Physics
Tara Georgina Shears OBE (born 1969) is a professor of physics at the University of Liverpool. Shears was born in Salisbury in Wiltshire. She remained
Tara_Shears
English footballer
Albert Edward Shears (12 May 1900 – April quarter 1954) was an English footballer who played as a defender. Dykes, Garth (2011). Wigan Borough in the Football
Bert_Shears
Tool made for gardening and landscaping
including such efficient cutting tools as pruning shears (secateurs – for example anvil pruners), grass shears, and loppers. Increasing use of modern alloys
Garden_tool
American musical artist (born 1976)
He had previously met Jake Shears—then still known as Jason Sellards—through a childhood friend, and Hoffman asked Shears to provide vocals for his tracks
Babydaddy
Machine tool for sheet metal cutting
There are many types of shears used to shear or cut sheet metal. An alligator shear, historically known as a lever shear and sometimes as a crocodile shear
Shear_(sheet_metal)
Pub in Farringdon, London
The Hand and Shears is a Grade II listed public house at 1 Middle Street, Smithfield, London. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of
Hand_and_Shears
Canadian boxer (1925-2010)
Jerry Shears (October 18, 1925 – March 21, 2010), also known as Gerald Schulman, was the founder and president of the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association
Jerry_Shears
Deformation dominated by horizontal movement in Earth's lithosphere
characterised by particular deformation styles including: stepovers, Riedel shears, flower structures and strike-slip duplexes. Where the displacement along
Strike-slip_tectonics
American professional wrestler (born 1957)
the nickname "the Barber". Thereafter, Beefcake started bringing garden shears (with the handles taped to resemble barber poles) to the ring, and using
Brutus_Beefcake
American fencer
Curtis Shears (July 4, 1901 – July 30, 1988) was an American fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. "Olympics
Curtis_Shears
Worker who removes wool from domestic sheep
A sheep shearer is a worker who shears sheep. This activity was previously conducted mostly by shepherds, and still is in certain areas of the world, but
Sheep_shearer
2018 studio album by Jake Shears
Jake Shears is the self-titled debut solo album by Jake Shears, released on August 10, 2018. "Creep City" serves as the album's lead single. The album
Jake_Shears_(album)
American football player (born 1949)
Larry Shears (born August 1, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National
Larry_Shears
British Army general
Major-General Philip James Shears, CB (6 April 1887 – 7 April 1972) was a British Army officer. After working for the firm Dumas & Wylie, Shears joined the British
Philip_James_Shears
Falco of Shears' plan, leading to a dogfight between Fox and Falco that Fox wins. The Star Fox team and Katt's gang team up and learn Shears is not planning
List_of_Star_Fox_characters
American baseball player (1890–1978)
George Penfield Shears (April 13, 1890 – November 12, 1978) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. In 1912, Shears played for the New York Highlanders
George_Shears
Video game series
latter game. In the series, Captain Shears runs a base on the sand-dune planet Titania, but unbeknownst to Star Fox, Shears is actually taking part in an experiment
Star_Fox
two sons Daniel Towers Shears (1782–1860) and James Henry Shears (1788–1855) and subsequently by William Shears. James Shears was born in about 1750,
James_Shears_and_Sons
English boxer (1892-1957
Joseph "Joe" Shears (c. 1892 – November 25, 1957), also known as Joe Shulman, was a former boxer and member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Born Joseph
Joe_Shears
2019 compilation album by the Desert Sessions
artists including Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint, Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, Mike Kerr of Royal Blood, Carla Azar of Autolux, Les
Vols._11_&_12
Gardening tool
trimmers (sometimes also called hedge shears or hedge clippers) are designed as large scissors or large pruning shears. They do not need anything to operate
Hedge_trimmer
Slavic mythological creature
form of whirling dust clouds and carries a scythe, sickle or shears; most likely the shears would be of an older style, not akin to modern scissors. She
Lady_Midday
Sheep husbandry practice
environments and also as a sport. Blade shears are similar to scissors, and although most have the hinge at the back of the shears rather than the center, some still
Blade_shearing
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
impetus to express themselves". LGBTQ artists Bowie inspired included Jake Shears, Adam Lambert, John Cameron Mitchell, Ben Hopkins and Ricky Martin. An exhibition
David_Bowie
Type of two-legged frame for lifting loads
Shear legs, also known as sheers, shears, or sheer legs, are a form of two-legged lifting device. Shear legs may be permanent, formed of a solid A-frame
Shear_legs
1967 studio album by the Beatles
McCartney had been replaced in the Beatles by a man named William Shears Campbell, or Billy Shears. According to Riley, Rubber Soul and Revolver are "miracles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band
2015 single by Nervo featuring Kylie Minogue, Jake Shears and Nile Rogers
performed by Australian twin sisters Nervo featuring Kylie Minogue, Jake Shears and Nile Rodgers. It is included on Nervo's debut studio album, Collateral
The_Other_Boys
Type of RNA molecules
viruses. A type of synthetic ribozyme directed against HIV RNA called gene shears has been developed and has entered clinical testing for HIV infection. Similarly
Ribozyme
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
compose the carnassial pair on each side of the mouth, which efficiently shears meat into small pieces, like a pair of scissors. These are vital in feeding
Cat
Care and cleaning of a dog
concerns. The act of care may require different tools, such as clippers, shears and brushes. Dog grooming can be done in a household setting with cursory
Dog_grooming
Cutlery brand
Ohio. At one time the company was the largest manufacturer of scissors and shears in the world. The two brothers John and Henrie Clauss, of German origin
Clauss_Cutlery_Company
Tearing down of buildings and other structures
rotational hydraulic shears and silenced rockbreakers attached to excavators to cut or break through wood, steel, and concrete. The use of shears is especially
Demolition
Painting by Thomas Phillips
Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Kenyon-Jones p.63 Casaliggi & Fermanis p.135 Shears & Rawes p.497 Bond, Geoffrey & Kenyon-Jones, Christine. Dangerous to Show:
Portrait_of_Lord_Byron
Type of cone-shaped compression spring
volute springs can frequently be found as a component of garden pruning shears. Short posts anchored in each side of the handles, and inserted into each
Volute_spring
Tool equipment powered manually
hacksaws, drills, and knives. Outdoor tools such as garden forks, pruning shears, and rakes are additional forms of hand tools. Portable power tools are
Hand_tool
Saw for removing orthopedic casts
then be separated using a cast spreader. Alternatives include cast cutting shears which were patented in 1950 by Neil McKay. Multi-tool (power tool) "Do You
Cast_saw
Haircut style
top of the head can be styled clipper or shears over comb or free hand with a clipper. With the clipper or shears over comb method, the comb is inserted
Crew_cut
Technique for forming glass
types of shears, straight shears and diamond shears. Straight shears are essentially bulky scissors, used for making linear cuts. Diamond shears have blades
Glassblowing
Machine for cutting food or materials
A cutting machine is a machine that cuts food mechanically or electrically. It can also be used to cut through materials.[better source needed] There are
Cutting_machine
1859 military raid
Cortina into Texas. The raid was precipitated by Brownsville sheriff Robert Shears attacking a Mexican man named Thomas Cabrera and in turn being shot by Cortina
Brownsville_Raid_(1859)
British television series
Love Island is a British reality show. It is a revival of the earlier celebrity series of the same name, which aired for two series in 2005 and 2006. The
Love_Island_(2015_TV_series)
Scissors Screwdriver Screw extractor Scriber Sharpening jig Sharpening stone Shears / snips Shovel Sledgehammer Slide hammer Socket wrench Speed square Spike
List_of_tools_and_equipment
Stage musical by Elton John and Jake Shears
is a biographic stage musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Jake Shears and a book by James Graham, based on the life of Tammy Faye Messner. Tammy
Tammy_Faye_(musical)
British safety razor brand
also produced swords, bayonets and products such as typewriters, garden shears, scissors and motorcycles. Gardening equipment is still made under the Wilkinson
Wilkinson_Sword
2000 Australian film
they both struggle over the shears. Vanessa's personal assistant Lossman (Geoff Revel) comes in just as Vanessa grabs the shears and stabs Brad through the
Cut_(2000_film)
Collage by Henri Matisse
summer 1952 to early 1953. It is pigmented with gouache on paper, cut with shears and pasted onto a base layer of white paper measuring 9'43⁄4" × 9' 5" (287
The_Snail
2026 film by David Lowery
dressmaking tools and invoking their past collaborations. Taking Sam's shears, Mary slices open her own chest and Sam pulls out the ghost, turning the
Mother_Mary_(2026_film)
1998 Japanese pornographic splatter film by Tamakichi Anaru
meat cleaver, and mutilates her tongue with a knife, potato peeler, and shears to stop her screaming. When Kana passes out from the pain, she is injected
Tumbling_Doll_of_Flesh
British new wave band
Chris Allen who was then billed as Chris St. John (bass guitar) and Stevie Shears (guitar), with Warren Cann (drums) and Billy Currie (violin) joining in
Ultravox
American astronaut, aviator and engineer (born 1954)
Jeffrey Shears Ashby (born June 16, 1954) is an American mechanical engineer, and former naval officer and aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut, a veteran
Jeffrey_Ashby
Australian singer and actress (born 1968)
Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris, American musician Jake Shears, English singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot, Belgian musician Pascal Gabriel
Kylie_Minogue
Handheld tools used to manipulate metal
Snips and shears are used for cutting metal. Various types of snips and shears are used for different metals and thicknesses. Some styles of shears allow
Metalworking_hand_tool
German machine tools and laser manufacturer
industry, for example in metal and woodworking. The first motorized hand shears for cutting sheet metal were introduced by Trumpf in 1934. In the 1920s
Trumpf
1978 studio album by Ultravox
John Foxx, and their first album without guitarist Stevie Shears, who had left the band. Shears was replaced by Robin Simon, making his first and only appearance
Systems_of_Romance
Species of seaweed
0000027686.63170.6c. hdl:11336/104326. S2CID 36999841. James, K; Kibele, J; Shears, N. T. (2015). "Using satellite-derived sea surface temperature to predict
Wakame
2024 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Devin Shears
Cherub is a Canadian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Devin Shears and released in 2024. Told almost entirely without dialogue except for two
Cherub_(film)
2026 studio album by Jessie Ware
Kid Price 4:39 10. "Don't You Know Who I Am?" Ware Ford Coffee Jr Jake Shears Midland Ford TommyD Lister[vp] 3:45 11. "16 Summers" Ware Shave Shungudzo
Superbloom (Jessie Ware album)
Superbloom_(Jessie_Ware_album)
2013 short film
man (credited as "Ives") is placed in a prison cell, where another man ("Shears") is fiddling with a wiggling matchbox on his desk, which he places in his
Room_8_(film)
1977 single by Ultravox!
of the album) released from the Ha! Ha! Ha! album and featuring Stevie Shears as guitarist. The next non-free single was "Frozen Ones", released only
ROckWrok
1978 film by Michael Schultz
left his musical legacy to his handsome and good-hearted grandson, Billy Shears (Peter Frampton). Billy forms a new Lonely Hearts Club Band with his three
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)
Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band_(film)
Fictional character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Picklock Holes (by R. C. Lehmann), Shamrock Jolnes (by O. Henry), Holmlock Shears, Shylock Homes, and so on. Conan Doyle himself contributed to this style
Sherlock_Holmes
Type of divination
Religion portal Coscinomancy is a form of divination utilising a sieve and shears, used in ancient Greece, medieval and early modern Europe and 17th century
Coscinomancy
2004 single by Scissor Sisters
debut album (2004). The song, written by Babydaddy and Jake Shears, was inspired by Shears' coming out to his Southern Baptist parents. The lyrics portray
Take_Your_Mama
American drama television series
the suburbs, Grosse Pointe Garden Society's twists aren't the sharpest shears in the shed but a game cast keeps the series watchable." Metacritic, which
Grosse_Pointe_Garden_Society
1974 off-Broadway musical directed by Tom O'Horgan
performances. The plot tells of a Candide-like rock music singer, Billy Shears, who marries Strawberry Fields. Billy loses her to death, and his own integrity
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road
Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band_on_the_Road
Painting by Thomas Phillips
47, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Shears & Rawes p.497 J.M. Scarce Elsie p.67 National Portrait Gallery Burwick,
Lord_Byron_in_Albanian_Dress
Canadian DJ and musician (born 1974)
singles include "Pleasure From the Bass", "You Gonna Want Me" featuring Jake Shears, and his 2009 release "Shoes", co-produced with Soulwax and Chilly Gonzales
Tiga_(musician)
2024 American film
barn and shows it to the reporter. William then grabs a pair of pruning shears and puts them to the reporter's neck, threatening to kill her if they do
Let's_Start_a_Cult
2000 studio album by Shooglenifty
Solar Shears is the third studio album and fourth album overall by Scottish Celtic fusion band Shooglenifty. After the critical acclaim given to their
Solar_Shears
Border crossings between East and West Germany
Villard. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-679-41610-4. Shears, p. 142 Shears, pp. 138–139 Shears, p. 131–137 Shears, p. 141 Shears, p. 18 Rottman, p. 40 Display materials
Crossing the inner German border
Crossing_the_inner_German_border
Personal grooming tool
implements are used to shear sheep, but are called handpieces or machine shears. Hair clippers are made up of a pair of sharpened comb-like blades in close
Hair_clipper
Techniques for consensually restraining people for sexual pleasure
never performing under the influence of alcohol or drugs and always having shears available to cut the rope in case there is an emergency. Restricting the
Bondage_positions_and_methods
2020 studio album by The Garden
art rock, then the Shears brothers have crafted a pretty damn impressive collage." All lyrics are written by Wyatt and Fletcher Shears. The following individuals
Kiss_My_Super_Bowl_Ring
Painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
next to a man shearing a pig, so represents the expression "One shears sheep and one shears pigs", meaning that one has the advantage over the other, but
Netherlandish_Proverbs
SHEARS
SHEARS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shears or possibly a variant of Shires.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a sheepshearer or someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excess nap, from Middle English shereman ‘shearer’.Americanized spelling of German Schuermann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.Roger Sherman (1722–93), the only man to sign all three documents at the foundation of the American republic (the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution), was born in Newton, MA, a descendant of Capt. John Sherman, who had emigrated in about 1636 to MA from Dedham, Essex, England, where his father was a farmer, following his brother Edmund, who had emigrated two years earlier. A descendant of Edmund Sherman was the U.S. general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–91), who led the Union march through GA. He was born in Lancaster, OH, the son of a judge; his middle name was bestowed in honor of a Shawnee chieftain.
Biblical
he that presses the fleece; that shears the sheep
Boy/Male
Biblical
He that presses the fleece; that shears the sheep.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Shear 1.
SHEARS
SHEARS
Biblical
exaltation of Jehovah
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Creation of God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Basavaraj | பஸவராஜ
Lord of bulls
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Satisfaction
Girl/Female
English
Big
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, German, Teutonic
Rich and Powerful Ruler; Strong Ruler
Boy/Male
German, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
God Universal Creator
Girl/Female
Muslim
Candle. Wax.
Female
English
English name derived from Latin blanda, BLANDA means "cherishing."Â
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Victorious
SHEARS
SHEARS
SHEARS
SHEARS
SHEARS
n.
An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle.
n.
Anything in the form of shears.
n.
A pair of wings.
n.
Shears See Shear.
n. pl.
A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often called a pair of scissors.
v. t.
A pair of shears; -- now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See Shears.
n.
The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates.
n.
A similar instrument the blades of which are extensions of a curved spring, -- used for shearing sheep or skins.
v. t.
To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.
v. t.
To cut with scissors or shears; to prepare with the aid of scissors.
v. t.
To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece.
n.
A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting edge.
n.
A cutting instrument.
n.
One who shears, or cuts off the wool from, sheep.
n.
Small hand shears for cutting sheet metal.
n.
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
n.
The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth.
n.
One who shears.
n.
An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both sides of the material to be cut, -- used for cutting cloth and other substances.
n.
The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe.