Library / English Dictionary |
SECATEURS
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("secateurs" is a kind of...):
pruning shears (shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)