Shear

What “Shear” means

Verb

1. To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
2. To cut the hair of (a person).
3. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
4. To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
5. To change in direction or speed.

Noun

1. A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
2. A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
3. The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
4. Forces that push in opposite directions.
5. The phenomenon of wind shear.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Proto-Germanic *skeraną Proto-West Germanic *skeran Old English sċieran Middle English scheren English shear From Middle English sheren, scheren, from Old English sċieran (“to shear; to shave”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with West Frisian skarre, Low German, Dutch, and German scheren, Danish skære, Norwegian Bokmål skjære, Norwegian Nynorsk skjera, Swedish skära, Faroese and Icelandic skera, (borrowed from Germanic) Finnish keritä; and (from Indo-European) with Kamkata-viri ċarë́- (“to chop”), Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”), Latin caro (“flesh”), Albanian shqerr (“to tear, cut”), harr (“to cut, to mow”), Lithuanian ski̇̀rti (“separate”), Welsh ysgar (“separate”). See also sharp.

Business name ideas with “Shear”

Industries where “Shear” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Hair Salon
• Beauty Salons