SHEAR
/ʃɪə(ɹ)/
8
Scrabble
7
WWF
S(1) H(4) E(1) A(1) R(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ʃɪə(ɹ)/
noun
- A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
- Forces that push in opposite directions.
verb
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: SHEAR-S
