Synonyms: cut
Definition: an unexcused absence from class
Usage: he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class
Similar words: absence
Definition: failure to be present
Synonyms: cut
Definition: the act of reducing the amount or number
Usage: the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget
Similar words: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
Definition: the act of decreasing or reducing something
Synonyms: 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 cutting something into parts
Usage: his cuts were skillful; his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
Similar words: division
Definition: the act or process of dividing
Definition: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
Usage: his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
Similar words: opening
Definition: becoming open or being made open
Usage: the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for
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
Similar words: division
Definition: the act or process of dividing
Definition: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
Usage: cuts do not bother a good tennis player
Definition: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Usage: it took two strokes to get out of the bunker; a good shot requires good balance and tempo; he left me an almost impossible shot
Synonyms: baseball swing, swing, cut
Definition: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
Usage: he took a vicious cut at the ball
Definition: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Usage: it took two strokes to get out of the bunker; a good shot requires good balance and tempo; he left me an almost impossible shot
Synonyms: snub, cut, cold shoulder
Definition: a refusal to recognize someone you know
Usage: the snub was clearly intentional
Definition: a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
Definition: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
Similar words: furrow
Definition: a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
Synonyms: cut
Definition: a canal made by erosion or excavation
Similar words: canal
Definition: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
Synonyms: cut
Definition: the style in which a garment is cut
Usage: a dress of traditional cut
Similar words: fashion
Definition: the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
Synonyms: cut, deletion, excision
Definition: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Usage: an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors; both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
Similar words: editing, redaction
Definition: putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
Definition: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
Usage: he played the first cut on the cd; the title track of the album
Similar words: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection
Definition: a passage selected from a larger work
Usage: he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
Synonyms: cut
Definition: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
Usage: the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
Similar words: transition
Definition: a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
Definition: a remark capable of wounding mentally
Usage: the unkindest cut of all
Similar words: contumely, abuse, vilification, revilement, insult
Definition: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
Usage: when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse; they yelled insults at the visiting team
Synonyms: cut, cut of meat
Definition: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
Similar words: meat
Definition: the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
Synonyms: cut
Definition: a share of the profits
Usage: everyone got a cut of the earnings
Similar words: share, percentage, part, portion
Definition: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Usage: he wanted his share in cash
Synonyms: slash, slice, gash, cut
Definition: a wound made by cutting
Usage: he put a bandage over the cut
Definition: an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
Synonyms: cut
Definition: a step on some scale
Usage: he is a cut above the rest
Similar words: step, gradation
Definition: relative position in a graded series
Usage: always a step behind; subtle gradations in color; keep in step with the fashions
Definition: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
Usage: the vet gelded the young horse
Similar words: demasculinise, demasculinize, castrate, emasculate
Definition: remove the testicles of a male animal
Synonyms: cut
Definition: grow through the gums
Usage: The new tooth is cutting
Similar words: grow
Definition: increase in size by natural process
Usage: Corn doesn't grow here; In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees; her hair doesn't grow much anymore
Synonyms: cut
Definition: have grow through the gums
Usage: The baby cut a tooth
Similar words: grow, get, acquire, produce, develop
Definition: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
Usage: He grew a beard; The patient developed abdominal pains; I got funny spots all over my body; Well-developed breasts
Definition: cut and assemble the components of
Usage: edit film; cut recording tape
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: dilute, cut, reduce, thin, thin out
Definition: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Usage: cut bourbon
Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, foreshorten, shorten
Definition: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Usage: The manuscript must be shortened
Definition: cease, stop
Usage: cut the noise; We had to cut short the conversation
Similar words: interrupt, break up, disrupt, cut off
Definition: make a break in
Usage: We interrupt the program for the following messages
Synonyms: cut, cut back, cut down, bring down, trim, trim back, trim down, reduce
Definition: cut down on; make a reduction in
Usage: reduce your daily fat intake; The employer wants to cut back health benefits
Synonyms: cut
Definition: have a reducing effect
Usage: This cuts into my earnings
Synonyms: cut
Definition: dissolve by breaking down the fat of
Usage: soap cuts grease
Similar words: break up, resolve, dissolve
Definition: cause to go into a solution
Usage: The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
Synonyms: cut, prune, rationalise, rationalize
Definition: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
Usage: We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
Similar words: do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of
Definition: terminate, end, or take out
Usage: Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics; Socialism extinguished these archaic customs; eliminate my debts
Synonyms: cut
Definition: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
Usage: cut my hair
Similar words: shorten
Definition: make short or shorter
Usage: shorten the skirt; shorten the rope by a few inches
Synonyms: snub, ignore, cut, disregard
Definition: refuse to acknowledge
Usage: She cut him dead at the meeting
Similar words: do by, treat, handle
Definition: interact in a certain way
Usage: Do right by her; Treat him with caution, please; Handle the press reporters gently
Synonyms: write out, cut, issue, make out
Definition: make out and issue
Usage: write out a check; cut a ticket; Please make the check out to me
Similar words: write
Definition: communicate or express by writing
Usage: Please write to me every week
Synonyms: cut
Definition: penetrate injuriously
Usage: The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead
Similar words: penetrate, perforate
Definition: pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
Usage: The bullet penetrated her chest
Synonyms: cut
Definition: fell by sawing; hew
Usage: The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia
Similar words: cut down, drop, strike down, fell
Definition: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
Usage: strike down a tree; Lightning struck down the hikers
Synonyms: cut
Definition: reap or harvest
Usage: cut grain
Similar words: harvest, glean, reap
Definition: gather, as of natural products
Usage: harvest the grapes
Synonyms: cut
Definition: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
Usage: cut a Ping-Pong ball
Similar words: hit
Definition: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Usage: He hit her hard in the face
Synonyms: turn off, turn out, switch off, cut
Definition: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
Usage: Turn off the stereo, please; cut the engine; turn out the lights
Similar words: throw, switch, flip
Definition: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
Usage: switch on the light; throw the lever
Synonyms: cut
Definition: separate with or as if with an instrument
Usage: Cut the rope
Similar words: disunite, divide, part, separate
Definition: force, take, or pull apart
Usage: He separated the fighting children; Moses parted the Red Sea
Synonyms: cut
Definition: divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
Usage: Wayne cut; She cut the deck for a long time
Similar words: mix, ruffle, shuffle
Definition: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
Usage: shuffle the cards
Synonyms: cut
Definition: allow incision or separation
Usage: This bread cuts easily
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer
Synonyms: cut
Definition: function as a cutting instrument
Usage: This knife cuts well
Similar words: operate, run, work, go, function
Definition: perform as expected when applied
Usage: The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in; Does this old car still run well?; This old radio doesn't work anymore
Definition: style and tailor in a certain fashion
Usage: cut a dress
Similar words: design
Definition: create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
Usage: Chanel designed the famous suit
Synonyms: cut
Definition: perform or carry out
Usage: cut a caper
Similar words: do, perform, execute
Definition: carry out or perform an action
Usage: John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters; the skater executed a triple pirouette; she did a little dance
Synonyms: cut
Definition: form or shape by cutting or incising
Usage: cut paper dolls
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: cut
Definition: form by probing, penetrating, or digging
Usage: cut a hole; cut trenches; The sweat cut little rivulets into her face
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Definition: create by duplicating data
Usage: cut a disk; burn a CD
Similar words: create, make, produce
Definition: create or manufacture a man-made product
Usage: We produce more cars than we can sell; The company has been making toys for two centuries
Synonyms: cut
Definition: record a performance on (a medium)
Usage: cut a record
Synonyms: cut
Definition: make a recording of
Usage: cut the songs; She cut all of her major titles again
Synonyms: cut
Definition: stop filming
Usage: cut a movie scene
Synonyms: cut
Definition: make an abrupt change of image or sound
Usage: cut from one scene to another
Similar words: switch, change, shift
Definition: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Usage: switch to a different brand of beer; She switched psychiatrists; The car changed lanes
Synonyms: cut
Definition: pass through or across
Usage: The boat cut the water
Similar words: transit, pass across, pass over, pass through, move through
Definition: make a passage or journey from one place to another
Usage: The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs; Some travelers pass through the desert
Synonyms: cut
Definition: pass directly and often in haste
Usage: We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner
Similar words: go across, go through, pass
Definition: go across or through
Usage: We passed the point where the police car had parked; A terrible thought went through his mind
Synonyms: curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, veer, trend, swerve
Definition: turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Usage: The car cut to the left at the intersection; The motorbike veered to the right
Similar words: turn
Definition: change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
Usage: Turn towards me; The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face; She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs
Synonyms: cut
Definition: move (one's fist)
Usage: his opponent cut upward toward his chin
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: cut
Definition: give the appearance or impression of
Usage: cut a nice figure
Similar words: seem, look, appear
Definition: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Usage: She seems to be sleeping; This appears to be a very difficult problem; This project looks fishy; They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time
Synonyms: cut
Definition: discharge from a group
Usage: The coach cut two players from the team
Definition: be able to manage or manage successfully
Usage: I can't hack it anymore; she could not cut the long days in the office
Similar words: deal, contend, cope, make do, make out, manage, grapple, get by
Definition: come to terms with
Usage: We got by on just a gallon of gas; They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
Definition: intentionally fail to attend
Usage: cut class
Similar words: miss
Definition: fail to attend an event or activity
Usage: I missed the concert; He missed school for a week
Definition: with parts removed
Usage: the drastically cut film
Similar words: abridged
Definition: (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
Usage: an abridged version
Synonyms: cut
Definition: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
Usage: the cut surface was mottled; cut tobacco; blood from his cut forehead; bandages on her cut wrists
Similar words: shredded, sliced, chopped
Definition: prepared by cutting
Usage: sliced tomatoes; sliced ham; chopped clams; chopped meat; shredded cabbage
Similar words: cut up
Definition: cut into pieces
Similar words: incised
Definition: cut into with a sharp instrument
Similar words: perforated
Definition: having a number or series of holes
Usage: a perforated steel plate; perforated cancellation; perforated stamp
Similar words: perforate, perforated, pierced, punctured
Definition: having a hole cut through
Usage: pierced ears; a perforated eardrum; a punctured balloon
Similar words: cut off, severed
Definition: detached by cutting
Usage: cut flowers; a severed head; an old tale of Anne Bolyn walking the castle walls with her poor cut-off head under her arm
Similar words: split
Definition: (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
Usage: we bought split logs for the fireplace
Synonyms: cut
Definition: fashioned or shaped by cutting
Usage: a well-cut suit; cut diamonds; cut velvet
Similar words: cut out
Definition: having been cut out
Usage: the cut-out pieces of the dress
Similar words: hand-hewn, hewn
Definition: cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
Usage: a house built of hewn logs; rough-hewn stone; a path hewn through the underbrush
Similar words: sheared
Definition: (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length
Usage: a coat of sheared lamb
Similar words: slashed
Definition: having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric
Usage: a slashed doublet; slashed cuffs showing the scarlet lining
Synonyms: cut, weakened, thinned
Definition: mixed with water
Usage: sold cut whiskey; a cup of thinned soup
Similar words: dilute, diluted
Definition: reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
Usage: diluted alcohol; a dilute solution; dilute acetic acid
Definition: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
Usage: the slashed prices attracted buyers
Definition: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
Usage: the smell of newly mown hay
Similar words: new-mown
Definition: newly mown
Synonyms: gelded, emasculated, cut
Definition: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
Usage: a cut horse
Definition: made neat and tidy by trimming
Usage: his neatly trimmed hair
Similar words: clipped
Definition: cut or trimmed by clipping
Usage: a handsome man with a clipped moustache; clipped hedges; close-clipped lawns; a clipped poodle