Clues for the word "SHEARS"
We've had 68 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 117 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on January 20, 2026.
Definition of shears
- n. - A cutting instrument.
- 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. - A similar instrument the blades of which are extensions of a curved spring, -- used for shearing sheep or skins.
- n. - A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting edge.
- n. - Anything in the form of shears.
- n. - A pair of wings.
- 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. - 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.
Referring Clues
- Clips
- Clippers
- Tailor's tool
- Cutters
- Aviation hazards
- Cuts
- Removers of locks
- Landscaper's aid
- Poultry preparation tool
- Removes with clippers
- Topiary tool
- Large scissors
- Gardener's tool
- Prunes
- Hedge fund expense?
- Clips, as sheep
- Sewer need
- They make the cut
- Dressmaker's need
- Fleeces
- Sheep's undoing
- Woolgatherer's need
- Wool gatherer's need
- Hedge trimmer's tool
- Barber's need
- Sgt. Pepper singer Billy
- Sgt. Pepper's lead singer Billy
- Shrub cutters
- Salon need
- Big scissors
- Cutting implement
- Scissors
- Kitchen cutters
- Clips wool from
- Wool-gathering aid
- Obtains wool
- Clipping tool
- Landscaper's tool
- Cutting instrument
- Landscaping aid
- Pruning tools
- Cutting tool
- Son picks up tool
- Try to get aboard cutters
- Ship holding catch is a cutter
- Cuttingly, do they hush listeners?
- Garden cutting implement
- Breaks the gardener's tool
- Large clippers
- Gardeners' implements
- Woolshed tool
- Bob discovers tool
- Garden cutters
- Big clippers
- Tailor's implement
- Wool clippers
- Cuts wool from
- Makes cuts
- Incisive treatment for rashes
- Heavy scissors
- Garden clippers
- Clipping need
- They're like scissors but bigger
- Cuttingly, do they hush listeners?
- Sheep clippers
- Woolgathers?
- Tool used to remove wool
- Pruning need
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 20, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - July 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 03, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 01, 2025
- Daily American - September 14, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 25, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 16, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 24, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 18, 2024
- Daily American - April 30, 2024
- USA Today - April 17, 2024
- USA Today - March 30, 2024
- LA Times - March 20, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - February 20, 2024
- Family Time - December 25, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 13, 2023
- LA Times - November 19, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - November 16, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - August 13, 2023
- USA Today - May 09, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 30, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - March 22, 2023
- LA Times - February 17, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - February 14, 2023
- And in 87 more crossword puzzles...