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
A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.
A narrow high-rise apartment building.
Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin.
A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings.
A small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred.
To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.