Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shear | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shearer | Yes | No | No | No |
shear (noun) | shearer (noun) |
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a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it | a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals |
(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves | a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles |
shear (verb) | shearer (verb) |
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become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain | |
cut with shears | |
cut or cut through with shears | |
shear the wool from |