PRUNERS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word pruners. (close relations)
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| secateurs | nounn | |||||
noun • small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface | ||||||
| shears | nounn | |||||
noun • large scissors with strong blades | ||||||
| clippers | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • Anything that clips. • (chiefly in the plural) A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails. • Something that moves swiftly; especially: • The Asian butterfly Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae. • A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value. • A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges. • Confidence trickster; conman. • A tool for clipping something. | ||||||
| trimmers | nounn | |||||
noun • a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs • a machine that trims timber • capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments • joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc. | ||||||
| lopper | nounn | |||||
noun • a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees | ||||||
| trimmer | nounn | |||||
noun • a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs • a machine that trims timber • capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments • joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc. | ||||||
| pruning hook | nounn | |||||
noun • a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees | ||||||
