scissored
Sliced with blades
Scissored describes a cutting motion like scissors make, or a position where limbs cross like scissor blades.
Legs can be scissored in exercise or dance: She scissored her legs in the air.
In editing, scissored means cut out: The censors scissored the offending passage.
In sexual slang, scissored refers to a position where partners interlock legs, associated especially with lesbian sex.
Dividing via sharp edge
- clippingPiece cut out
- trimmingCutting away excess
- shearingCutting away fleece
- slicingCutting into portions
snipping · shredding · sectioning · incising · slashing · cropping · notching · fringing
Foot-delivered strike
- leapSudden springing movement
- splitSeparation into parts
- strideExtended single footstep
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
dance · legs · crossed · straddled · splayed · akimbo · jackknife · spread
Woven or knit material
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
dressmaking · garment · alterations · muslin · seams · selvage · bias · notches
Making things from paper
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
- kirigamiCut-and-fold paper sculpture
- decoupageGlued cutout decoration art
cardmaking · cutouts · stenciling · silhouettes · applique · montage · layering · templates
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
slicing · snipping · shredding · sectioning · incising · slashing · cropping · notching · fringing · zigzagging
kick
Foot-delivered strike
jump · dance · legs · crossed · straddled · splayed · akimbo · jackknife · spread · extended
fabric
Woven or knit material
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
sewing · dressmaking · garment · alterations · muslin · seams · selvage · bias · notches · darts
papercraft
Making things from paper
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
- kirigamiCut-and-fold paper sculpture
decoupage · cardmaking · cutouts · stenciling · silhouettes · applique · montage · layering · templates · shapes
redacting
Obscuring text for secrecy
abridging · omitting · deleting · expurgating · trimming · removing · striking · eliding · splicing · cropping
- rock paper scissorsHand-gesture elimination game
- pair of scissorsDual-blade cutting instrument
- running with scissorsHazardous childhood behavior
- safety scissorsBlunt-tipped cutting tool
- runs with scissorsHeedless of obvious danger
- nail scissorsSmall curved cutting tool