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WordBand 5–6Toofey picks
scissors
/ˈsɪsəz/
noun
A tool with two blades that cuts paper and cloth.
- “The children used scissors to cut shapes out of paper.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))