Cutting
WordNet
adjective
(1) Suitable for cutting or severing
"A cutting tool"
"The cutting edge"
(2) As physically 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"
(3) Unpleasantly cold and damp
"Bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
(4) (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
"Cutting remarks"
"Edged satire"
"A stinging comment"
noun
(5) The act of shortening something by choping off the ends
"The barber gave him a good cut"
(6) The act of diluting something
"The cutting of whiskey with water"
"The thinning of paint with turpentine"
(7) The act of cutting something into parts
"His cuts were skillful"
"His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
(8) The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
"His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
(9) 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"
(10) Removing parts to create a desired shape
(11) The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
(12) An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
"He searched through piles of letters and clippings"
(13) A piece cut off from the main part of something
(14) A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The action of the verb to cut.
- How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
- A section removed from the larger whole.
- A newspaper clipping.
- A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
- An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
- The editing of film or other recordings.
- Self-harm: the act of cutting one's own skin.
- A narrow passage, dug in high ground for a road, railway or canal to go through.
Adjective
- That is used for cutting.
- I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
- Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.
- The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.