[
US
/ˈkɫɪpɝ/
]
[ UK /klˈɪpɐ/ ]
[ UK /klˈɪpɐ/ ]
NOUN
- scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)
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(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)
a limiter introduces amplitude distortion - a fast sailing ship used in former times
- shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)
How To Use clipper In A Sentence
- A pair of suitcases filled with special shower heads for Islamic ablutions , and monumental razors and clippers, poke fun at the needs of the Muslim traveler.
- Trim toenails straight across using nail clippers.
- The Swiss have an interesting army. Five hundred years without a war. Pretty impressive. Also pretty lucky for them. Ever seen that little Swiss Army knife they have to fight with? Not much of a weapon there. Corkscrews. Bottle openers. "Come on, buddy, let's go. You get past me, the guy in the back of me, he's got a spoon. Back off, I've got the toe clippers right here". Jerry Seinfeld
- American clippers were the ultimate sailing ships.
- Golden State's Thompson stoked the tensions before the series when he accused the Clippers' player of flopping.
- Her mother, Jackiey, the daughter of a market trader, was described in her daughter's autobiography as a petty thief and "clipper" - a woman who pretends to be a prostitute but runs off with the money instead. DUFF & NONSENSE!
- The Swiss have an interesting army. Five hundred years without a war. Pretty impressive. Also pretty lucky for them. Ever seen that little Swiss Army knife they have to fight with? Not much of a weapon there. Corkscrews. Bottle openers. "Come on, buddy, let's go. You get past me, the guy in the back of me, he's got a spoon. Back off, I've got the toe clippers right here". Jerry Seinfeld
- I mean, they're confiscating nail clippers and cuticle scissors and all of these things, and basically rousting people at the security gates.
- We cut through the Japanese barberry with clippers to get to a wet area.
- Cruise the Mediterranean in unaccustomed splendour aboard the Royal Clipper, the only square-sailed full-rigged ship in the world with five masts.
