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cutting - Dictionary definition and meaning for cutting

CUTTING

  • (noun) the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

    "the barber gave him a good cut"

    synonyms : cut , cutting off

  • (noun) the act of diluting something

    "the cutting of whiskey with water", "the thinning of paint with turpentine"

    synonyms : thinning

  • (noun) the act of cutting something into parts

    "his cuts were skillful", "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

    synonyms : cut

  • (noun) the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

    "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

    synonyms : cut

  • (noun) the division of a deck of cards before dealing

    "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal", "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"

    synonyms : cut

  • (noun) removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

    synonyms : carving

  • (noun) the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

    synonyms : film editing

  • (noun) an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

    "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

    synonyms : clipping , newspaper clipping , press clipping , press cutting

  • (noun) a piece cut off from the main part of something

  • (noun) a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

    synonyms : slip

  • (adj.) painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

    "a cutting wind", "keen winds", "knifelike cold", "piercing knifelike pains", "piercing cold", "piercing criticism", "a stabbing pain", "lancinating pain"

    synonyms : keen , knifelike , lancinate , lancinating , piercing , stabbing

  • (adj.) unpleasantly cold and damp

    "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

    synonyms : bleak , raw

    He could not get accustomed to the bleak winds of the North Atlantic. -added by naila_inlas

  • (adj.) (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

    "cutting remarks", "edged satire", "a stinging comment"

    synonyms : edged , stinging

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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