| cutting | | |
| n. (act) | 1. cutting, film editing | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film. |
| ~ creating by removal | the act of creating by removing something. |
| n. (plant) | 2. cutting, slip | a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting. |
| ~ quickset | cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines.; "a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard" |
| ~ stalk, stem | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ. |
| n. (act) | 3. cut, cutting | the act of cutting something into parts.; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" |
| ~ severing, severance | the act of severing. |
| ~ division | the act or process of dividing. |
| ~ dissection | cutting so as to separate into pieces. |
| ~ scission | the act of dividing by cutting or splitting. |
| ~ slicing | the act of cutting into slices. |
| ~ undercut | a cut made underneath to remove material. |
| n. (object) | 4. cutting | a piece cut off from the main part of something. |
| ~ part, piece | a portion of a natural object.; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" |
| ~ pruning | something that has been pruned off of a plant. |
| n. (communication) | 5. clipping, cutting, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine.; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" |
| ~ excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | a passage selected from a larger work.; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" |
| n. (act) | 6. carving, cutting | removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape. |
| ~ creating by removal | the act of creating by removing something. |
| ~ petroglyph | a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people). |
| ~ truncation | the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces). |
| n. (act) | 7. cut, cutting | 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" |
| ~ division | the act or process of dividing. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| n. (act) | 8. cut, cutting | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge.; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" |
| ~ opening | becoming open or being made open.; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for" |
| ~ snick, nick, notch | a small cut. |
| ~ gash, slash | a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument. |
| ~ surgical incision, incision, section | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation). |
| n. (act) | 9. cutting, thinning | the act of diluting something.; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" |
| ~ dilution | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner. |
| n. (act) | 10. cut, cutting, cutting off | the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends.; "the barber gave him a good cut" |
| ~ shortening | act of decreasing in length.; "the dress needs shortening" |
| ~ snip, clipping, clip | the act of clipping or snipping. |
| ~ haircut | the act of cutting the hair. |
| ~ clipping, trimming, trim | cutting down to the desired size or shape. |
| ~ shearing | removing by cutting off or clipping. |
| adj. | 11. cutting, edged, stinging | (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character.; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" |
| ~ unkind | lacking kindness.; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all" |
| adj. | 12. bleak, cutting, raw | unpleasantly cold and damp.; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" |
| ~ cold | having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration.; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer" |
| adj. | 13. cutting, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing | 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" |
| ~ sharp | keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point.; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" |
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