wirecutters

Fence-breaching hand tool

Wirecutters are a hand tool with sharp, hardened jaws designed to cut through wire.

The handles provide leverage while the blades meet precisely to shear metal cleanly: I need the wirecutters to clip this fence.

Essential for electrical work, fencing, and crafts.

Also spelled as two words: wire cutters.

tool

pliers

Hinged metal gripping tool

handles · grips · stripping · crimping · insulated · steel · leverage · boltcutters · shears · snips

electrical

circuit

Closed electrical pathway

voltage · cable · terminal · junction · soldering · stripping · gauge · copper · splicing · leads

cutting

snip

Small quick cut

  • severCut apart completely
  • clipCut or attach
  • trimRemove unwanted edges

cut · slice · shear · detach · section · incise · slit · lop · crop · pare

craft

precision

Accuracy of measurement

sculpture · bonsai · floral · model-making · chainmail · fencing · armature · millinery · mesh

Opposites
function

wirecutterssoldering iron

Heated tool for joining metals

wire nuts · splicer · wire strippers · welding torch · electrical tape

material manipulation

wirecutterssoldering iron

Heated tool for joining metals

welder · adhesive · epoxy · solder · bonding agent

Family

wire, wires, wired, wiring, wireman, wirelike, cuts, cutter, cutters

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G