how to pronounce shears

/ˈʃiːɹz/

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shears is pronounced in one syllable

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meanings of shears

noun:

Anything resembling a pair of shears in shape or motion, such as a pair of wings.
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. Also sheers.
Plural of shear.
A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.
The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shear.

name:

Plural of Shear.

shears frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word shears occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics shears can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that shears can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;