Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Hairdresser's tool (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SHEARS
Tags
Notes
The answer SHEARS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 700 puzzles.
Related Clues
Clippers
Clips
Cuts
Cutters
Secateurs
Aviation hazards
Fleecing tool
Gardener's tool
Landscaper's aid
Large scissors
Removers of locks
Shaves a sheep
Tailor's tool
Means for creating clippings
Pair used for trimming
Poultry preparation tool
Definition
SHEARS as a noun:
1. large scissors with strong blades
SHEAR as a noun:
1. (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"
2. a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
SHEAR as a verb:
1. cut with shears; "shear hedges"
2. (fleece, shear) = shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
3. cut or cut through with shears