Foundation level · Year 4 · free
shear
verb · Say it: SHEER
What it means
Foundationto cut the wool off a sheep, or to cut something with large scissors
The farmer shears his sheep every summer so they stay cool.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- clip
- crop
- cut
- trim
More examples
- We watched a man shear a sheep at the county show.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'sceran', meaning to cut.
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