en
Clippers
/ˈklɪp.ərz/
Definition
1
A tool or device used for clipping, such as nail clippers for trimming fingernails or hair clippers for cutting hair.
2
A fast sailing ship with two or more masts, square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast, and fore-and-aft rigged on the mizzenmast.
3
The Los Angeles Clippers, a professional basketball team in the NBA based in Los Angeles, California.
Examples
My barber's clippers turned my mullet into a minimalist masterpiece overnight.
The antique clippers sliced through the waves like a caffeinated cheetah chasing coffee.
Nail clippers in the hands of a toddler are basically tiny guillotines for furniture.
The Clippers traded their star player again – clearly building a dynasty of plot twists.