Main entry: cut, cutting, cutting off
Definition: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
Usage: the barber gave him a good cut
Definition: the act of diluting something
Usage: the cutting of whiskey with water; the thinning of paint with turpentine
Definition: the act of cutting something into parts
Usage: his cuts were skillful; his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
Definition: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
Usage: his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
Definition: the division of a deck of cards before dealing
Usage: he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal; the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
Definition: removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
Main entry: cutting, film editing
Definition: the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
Main entry: newspaper clipping, clipping, cutting, press clipping, press cutting
Definition: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
Usage: he searched through piles of letters and clippings
Main entry: cutting
Definition: a piece cut off from the main part of something
Definition: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
Main entry: lancinate, lancinating, keen, knifelike, stabbing, cutting, piercing
Definition: painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Usage: a cutting wind; keen winds; knifelike cold; piercing knifelike pains; piercing cold; piercing criticism; a stabbing pain; lancinating pain
Main entry: raw, bleak, cutting
Definition: unpleasantly cold and damp
Usage: bleak winds of the North Atlantic
Main entry: stinging, cutting, edged
Definition: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
Usage: cutting remarks; edged satire; a stinging comment