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Answer for the clue "One use for scissors ", 8 letters:
slitting

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Word definitions for slitting in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act by which something is slit. vb. (present participle of slit English)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a long narrow opening obscene terms for female genitals [syn: cunt , puss , pussy , snatch , twat ] a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: incision , scratch , prick , dent ] a narrow fissure [also: slitting ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
slitting \slit"ting\ (sl[i^]t"t[i^]ng), a. & n. from slit . slitting file . See Illust. (i) of sile . slitting mill . A mill where iron bars or plates are slit into narrow strips, as nail rods, and the like. A machine used by lapidaries for slicing stones, ...

Usage examples of slitting.

Going to the fence, the teenager darted out a hand and grabbed a rat, slitting its throat with a knife.

A fair fight would draw attention, and slitting their throats while they slept would destroy what little honor he had left.