English words for 'Alternative spelling of rock paper scissors.'
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noun
verb
- (transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
- (intransitive, sex) To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.
- (transitive) To excise or expunge something from a text.
- (skating) To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.
- (transitive, intransitive) To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
- cut with or as if with scissors
noun
name
verb
noun
- (rock paper scissors) A hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and loses to rock. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- (rare) plural of scissor
- (countable, skating) A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.
- (countable, usually construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.
- (countable, gymnastics) An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.
- (countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
- (countable, wrestling) A scissors hold.
- (countable, rugby) An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.
- (uncountable, aviation, military, with the) A type of defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving repeatedly turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker in order to force them to overshoot.
- an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
- a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
- a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves their legs as the blades of scissors move
verb
noun
- (rock paper scissors) A hand forming a "D" shape with the tips of the thumb and index finger touching (a handshape resembling a lizard), that beats paper and Spock and loses to rock and scissors in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- (colloquial) A coward.
- Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or part of Mosasauria — typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, four limbs and a long tail, although some species are legless.
- (chiefly in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.
- (colloquial) An unctuous person.
- (in compounds) A person who idly spends time in a specified place, especially a promiscuous female.
- a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him
- relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
noun
- (rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- (countable) Distaff.
- (CB radio slang) A crystal used to control the radio frequency.
- (uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- The striped bass.
- (US, slang) A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
- (uncountable) The flax or wool on a distaff.
- (informal, cricket) A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use
- A large hill or island having no vegetation.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.
- An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.
- The huss or rock salmon.
- (British, uncountable) A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
- A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
- A lump or cube of ice.
- (colloquial) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
- (US, basketball, slang) A basketball.
- (South Africa, slang, derogatory) An Afrikaner.
- (figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
- (US, baseball, slang) A mistake.
- (curling) Synonym of stone.
- (geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
- (US, slang) An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
- (music) A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards (often), and vocals.
- (US poker slang) An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
- hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
- (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
- a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
- pitching dangerously to one side
- material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
- a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
verb
- (transitive) To cause to shake or sway violently.
- (intransitive) To have people dancing and enjoying rock music.
- (transitive and intransitive, of ore etc.) To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.
- (transitive) To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).
- To pelt with rocks; to stone.
- (intransitive) To sway one's body as a stim.
- (transitive) To do something with excitement yet skillfully.
- (intransitive, slang) To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
- (transitive) To thrill or excite, especially with rock music.
- (intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
- (intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
- (transitive and intransitive) To move gently back and forth.
- (slang, ambitransitive, euphemistic) To make love to or have sex (with).
- (intransitive, stative) To be cool.
- (intransitive) To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
- (transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
- cause to move back and forth
- move back and forth or sideways
- be excellent or outstanding
noun
- (rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of wrapping paper.
- Ellipsis of newspaper; anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine).
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of wallpaper.
- A paper packet containing a quantity of items.
- (New Zealand, countable) A university course.
- A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application.
- A substance resembling paper secreted by certain invertebrates as protection for their nests and eggs.
- A written document, generally shorter than a book; usually written as a school assignment or a government report.
- (British, Hong Kong) A set of examination questions to be answered at one session.
- (finance, uncountable) Any financial assets other than specie, including paper money, commercial paper, and others.
- A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
- (slang) Money.
- A written document that reports scientific or academic research and is usually subjected to peer review before publication in a scientific journal (as a journal article or the manuscript for one) or in the proceedings of a scientific or academic meeting (such as a conference, workshop, or symposium).
- a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
- a medium for written communication
- a business firm that publishes newspapers
- the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
- a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses
adj
verb
- (transitive) To sandpaper.
- (transitive) To submit official papers to (a law court, etc.).
- (transitive) To enfold in paper.
- To paste the endpapers and flyleaves at the beginning and end of a book before fitting it into its covers.
- (transitive) To give public notice (typically by displaying posters) that a person is wanted by the police or other authority.
- (transitive) To fill (a theatre or other paid event) with complimentary seats.
- (transitive) To document; to memorialize.
- (transitive) To apply paper to.
- (Northeastern US) To cover someone's house with toilet paper. Otherwise known as toilet papering or TPing.
- cover with wallpaper
- cover with paper
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
- (intransitive, sex) To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.
- (transitive) To excise or expunge something from a text.
- (skating) To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.
- (transitive, intransitive) To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
- cut with or as if with scissors
noun
name
verb
noun
- (rock paper scissors) A hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and loses to rock. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- (rare) plural of scissor
- (countable, skating) A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.
- (countable, usually construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.
- (countable, gymnastics) An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.
- (countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
- (countable, wrestling) A scissors hold.
- (countable, rugby) An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.
- (uncountable, aviation, military, with the) A type of defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving repeatedly turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker in order to force them to overshoot.
- an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
- a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
- a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves their legs as the blades of scissors move
verb
noun
- (rock paper scissors) A hand forming a "D" shape with the tips of the thumb and index finger touching (a handshape resembling a lizard), that beats paper and Spock and loses to rock and scissors in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- (colloquial) A coward.
- Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or part of Mosasauria — typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, four limbs and a long tail, although some species are legless.
- (chiefly in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.
- (colloquial) An unctuous person.
- (in compounds) A person who idly spends time in a specified place, especially a promiscuous female.
- a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him
- relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
noun
- (rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- (countable) Distaff.
- (CB radio slang) A crystal used to control the radio frequency.
- (uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- The striped bass.
- (US, slang) A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
- (uncountable) The flax or wool on a distaff.
- (informal, cricket) A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use
- A large hill or island having no vegetation.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.
- An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.
- The huss or rock salmon.
- (British, uncountable) A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
- A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
- A lump or cube of ice.
- (colloquial) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
- (US, basketball, slang) A basketball.
- (South Africa, slang, derogatory) An Afrikaner.
- (figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
- (US, baseball, slang) A mistake.
- (curling) Synonym of stone.
- (geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
- (US, slang) An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
- (music) A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards (often), and vocals.
- (US poker slang) An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
- hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
- (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
- a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
- pitching dangerously to one side
- material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
- a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
verb
- (transitive) To cause to shake or sway violently.
- (intransitive) To have people dancing and enjoying rock music.
- (transitive and intransitive, of ore etc.) To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.
- (transitive) To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).
- To pelt with rocks; to stone.
- (intransitive) To sway one's body as a stim.
- (transitive) To do something with excitement yet skillfully.
- (intransitive, slang) To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
- (transitive) To thrill or excite, especially with rock music.
- (intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
- (intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
- (transitive and intransitive) To move gently back and forth.
- (slang, ambitransitive, euphemistic) To make love to or have sex (with).
- (intransitive, stative) To be cool.
- (intransitive) To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
- (transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
- cause to move back and forth
- move back and forth or sideways
- be excellent or outstanding
noun
- (rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of wrapping paper.
- Ellipsis of newspaper; anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine).
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of wallpaper.
- A paper packet containing a quantity of items.
- (New Zealand, countable) A university course.
- A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application.
- A substance resembling paper secreted by certain invertebrates as protection for their nests and eggs.
- A written document, generally shorter than a book; usually written as a school assignment or a government report.
- (British, Hong Kong) A set of examination questions to be answered at one session.
- (finance, uncountable) Any financial assets other than specie, including paper money, commercial paper, and others.
- A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
- (slang) Money.
- A written document that reports scientific or academic research and is usually subjected to peer review before publication in a scientific journal (as a journal article or the manuscript for one) or in the proceedings of a scientific or academic meeting (such as a conference, workshop, or symposium).
- a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
- a medium for written communication
- a business firm that publishes newspapers
- the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
- a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses
adj
verb
- (transitive) To sandpaper.
- (transitive) To submit official papers to (a law court, etc.).
- (transitive) To enfold in paper.
- To paste the endpapers and flyleaves at the beginning and end of a book before fitting it into its covers.
- (transitive) To give public notice (typically by displaying posters) that a person is wanted by the police or other authority.
- (transitive) To fill (a theatre or other paid event) with complimentary seats.
- (transitive) To document; to memorialize.
- (transitive) To apply paper to.
- (Northeastern US) To cover someone's house with toilet paper. Otherwise known as toilet papering or TPing.
- cover with wallpaper
- cover with paper
noun
- (rock paper scissors) A hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and loses to rock. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- (rare) plural of scissor
- (countable, skating) A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.
- (countable, usually construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.
- (countable, gymnastics) An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.
- (countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
- (countable, wrestling) A scissors hold.
- (countable, rugby) An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.
- (uncountable, aviation, military, with the) A type of defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving repeatedly turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker in order to force them to overshoot.
- an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
- a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
- a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves their legs as the blades of scissors move
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
- (intransitive, sex) To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.
- (transitive) To excise or expunge something from a text.
- (skating) To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.
- (transitive, intransitive) To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
- cut with or as if with scissors
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