clipper

English Thesaurus

1. scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	pair of scissors, scissors,
definition	:	an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades (noun.artifact)

2. shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	shears,
definition	:	large scissors with strong blades (noun.artifact)

3. a fast sailing ship used in former times (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	sailing ship, sailing vessel,
definition	:	a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts (noun.artifact)

4. (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit,
definition	:	an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	electronics,
definition	:	the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition)

5. scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	clip, nip, nip off, snip, snip off,
definition	:	sever or remove by pinching or snipping (verb.contact)

6. shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim,
definition	:	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact)

derivation	:	clip, nip, nip off, snip, snip off,
definition	:	sever or remove by pinching or snipping (verb.contact)

7. (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel,
definition	:	place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)

8. scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	clip, nip, nip off, snip, snip off,
definition	:	sever or remove by pinching or snipping (verb.contact)

9. shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim,
definition	:	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact)

derivation	:	clip, nip, nip off, snip, snip off,
definition	:	sever or remove by pinching or snipping (verb.contact)

10. (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel,
definition	:	place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)

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