Converse of object

• use: To use secateurs correctly, always place the stem to be cut well down at the base of the blades.

• sharpen: At a pinch I've also used them for sharpening garden secateurs!

• keep: Safety catch: to keep secateurs safely closed when not in use.

• take: So when it's dark I take secateurs and slip out to the ill-lit street.

Adjective modifier

• sharp: Pruning Rose Stems Use sharp secateurs for a clean cut.

• own: All they need to bring is their own secateurs or other flower cutters.

• good: Sibe has some great suggestions More Prudent Pruning UKTV Style Gardens Shopping Expert Debbie Rix gives her advice on the best secateurs available.

• ordinary: Pruning at this stage can be done with a pair of ordinary garden secateurs.

Noun used with modifier

• bypass: B&Q bypass secateurs, the lowest priced model actually fared the best in our trial.

• ratchet: All ratchet secateurs have anvil type blades and cannot cut a stem at an angle, as usually recommended in books.

• anvil: Complete with aluminum fork, trowel and transplanting trowel not to mention anvil secateurs and bypass pruners, this kit is fantastic value.

• garden: At a pinch I've also used them for sharpening garden secateurs!