NOUN | act | cutting, film editing | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
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plant | cutting, slip | a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting | |
act | cutting, cut | the act of cutting something into parts | |
object | cutting | a piece cut off from the main part of something | |
communication | cutting, clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine | |
act | cutting, carving | removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape / shape | |
act | cutting, cut | the division of a deck of cards before dealing / dealing | |
act | cutting, cut | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge | |
act | cutting, thinning | the act of diluting something | |
act | cutting, cut, cutting off | the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends | |
ADJECTIVE | all | cutting, edged, stinging | (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character |
all | cutting, bleak, raw | unpleasantly cold and damp | |
all | cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating | painful as if caused by a sharp instrument |
Sounds | kah'tihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character. | |
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Example | "cutting remarks" | |
Synonyms | edged, stinging | |
Broader | unkind | lacking kindness |
Spanish | cortante, incisivo, mordaz, punzante, severo | |
Catalan | coent, incisiu, mordaç, punxant, sever | |
Adverbs | cuttingly | in an intentionally unkind way |
Meaning | unpleasantly cold and damp. | |
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Synonyms | bleak, raw | |
Broader | cold | Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration |
Spanish | crudo |
Meaning | Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument. | |
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Example | "a cutting wind" | |
Synonyms | keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating | |
Broader | sharp | keenly and painfully felt |
Spanish | cortante, penetrante, punzante | |
Catalan | penetrant |
Meaning | The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film. | |
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Synonym | film editing | |
Broader | creating by removal | The act of creating by removing something |
Spanish | montaje | |
Catalan | muntatge | |
Verbs | cut | cut and assemble the components of |
cut | make an abrupt change of image or sound |
Meaning | A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting. | |
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Synonym | slip | |
Narrower | quickset | cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines |
Broader | stalk, stem | A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ |
Spanish | esqueje | |
Catalan | esqueix |
Meaning | The act of cutting something into parts. | |
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Example | "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" | |
Synonym | cut | |
Narrower | dissection | cutting so as to separate into pieces |
scission | The act of dividing by cutting or splitting | |
severance, severing | The act of severing | |
slicing | The act of cutting into slices | |
undercut | A cut made underneath to remove material | |
Broader | division | The act or process of dividing |
Spanish | cortadura, corte, tajo | |
Catalan | tallada, tall | |
Verbs | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
cut | make an incision / incision or separation |
Meaning | A piece cut off from the main part of something. | |
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Narrower | pruning | Something that has been pruned off of a plant |
Broader | part, piece | A portion of a natural object |
Meaning | An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine. | |
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Synonyms | clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting | |
Broader | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | A passage selected from a larger / larger work |
Spanish | artículo, recortadura, recorte de prensa, recorte |
Meaning | Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape / shape. | |
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Synonym | carving | |
Narrower | 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) | |
Broader | creating by removal | The act of creating by removing something |
Spanish | labra, tallado, talla | |
Verbs | cut | form or shape by cutting or incising |
Meaning | The division of a deck of cards before dealing / dealing. | |
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Example | "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" | |
Synonym | cut | |
Part of | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
Broader | division | The act or process of dividing |
Spanish | corte | |
Catalan | tallada, tall | |
Verbs | cut | divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult |
Meaning | The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge. | |
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Synonym | cut | |
Narrower | incision, section, surgical incision | The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) |
notch, nick, snick | A small cut | |
slash, gash | A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument | |
Broader | opening | Becoming open or being made open |
Spanish | cortadura, corte, tajo | |
Catalan | tallada, tall | |
Verbs | cut | make an incision / incision or separation |
Meaning | The act of diluting something. | |
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Example | "the cutting of whiskey with water" | |
Synonym | thinning | |
Broader | dilution | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner |
Catalan | aclarida | |
Verbs | cut | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture |
Meaning | The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends. | |
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Synonyms | cut, cutting off | |
Narrower | clip, clipping, snip | The act of clipping / clipping or snipping / snipping |
haircut | The act of cutting the hair | |
shearing | Removing by cutting off or clipping | |
trim, trimming, clipping | cutting down to the desired size or shape | |
Broader | shortening | Act of decreasing in length |
Spanish | corte, recorte | |
Catalan | tallada, tall | |
Verbs | cut | form or shape by cutting or incising |
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