The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TRIMMERS , but the solution may also be LOPPERS which is one of the most recent solution (1971 in New York Times).
Pruning shears crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRIMMERS | 50 % | 8 |
| LOPPERS | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pruning shears
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pruning
- summer pruning
- finger
- cutting
- verticutter
- cutting garden
- pleach
- slash
- plashing
- budder
- pinching
- thinning
Crossword Answer definitions
TRIMMERS noun- One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
- A device used to trim.
- A member of the crew who trims the sails.
- Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.
- A beam into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys.
- A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.
- A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.
- A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
- One who trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold.
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