plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: hand shears used especially for cutting sheet metal
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Teixeira snips, staples, and stitches, maneuvering a pair of two-foot rods designed for obese patients whose girth keeps the surgeon more than an arm’s length away.
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Bijal P Trivedi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2012
With just a few snips, Kardashian transformed her look in the best way.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Dec. 2022
On thicker stems, such as rose bushes, butterfly bushes and peonies, use a pair of garden snips or pruners to make the cut.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 8 Nov. 2022
Curly and wavy cuts, on the other hand, can be managed at home with the help of curling creams, while buzzed cuts can require weekly or bi-weekly snips.
—Ann Wang, Seventeen, 9 Nov. 2022
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Bijal P Trivedi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2012
With just a few snips, Kardashian transformed her look in the best way.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Dec. 2022
On thicker stems, such as rose bushes, butterfly bushes and peonies, use a pair of garden snips or pruners to make the cut.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 8 Nov. 2022
Curly and wavy cuts, on the other hand, can be managed at home with the help of curling creams, while buzzed cuts can require weekly or bi-weekly snips.
—Ann Wang, Seventeen, 9 Nov. 2022
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“Snips.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snips. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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snips
plural noun
: hand shears used especially for cutting sheet metal
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