Synonyms of snips

Noun


1. snips, tinsnips, shears

usage: (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal

Noun


1. snips, tinsnips, shears

usage: a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

2. snip, snippet, snipping, piece

usage: the act of clipping or snipping

Verb


1. nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off, cut

usage: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"

2. snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back, thin out

usage: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

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