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makas.

scissors

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈkas/

  1. scissors

    makasla kesmek

  2. scissors

  3. railway junction

  4. railroad switch, points, turnout

  5. suspension, leaf spring

  6. shears

    in-plural · sometimes

  7. truss

  8. scissoring

  9. scissors

  10. scissors, scissors hold

  11. the act of dangerously and recklessly swerving through traffic, weaving from lane to lane without properly signalling

  12. gap

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقص (makas), from Arabic مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.