cutting

Noun
  1. The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film (synset 100947021)
    is a type of: creating by removal - the act of creating by removing something
    same as: film editing
  2. A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting (synset 113148232)
    is a type of: stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
    subtypes: quickset - cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines
    same as: slip
  3. The act of cutting something into parts (synset 100387723)
    "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
    is a type of: division - the act or process of dividing
    subtypes:
    same as: cut
  4. A piece cut off from the main part of something (synset 109285277)
    is a type of: part, piece - a portion of a natural object
    subtypes: pruning - something that has been pruned off of a plant
  5. An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine (synset 106625002)
    "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
    is a type of: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work
    same as: clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting
  6. Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape (synset 100944050)
    is a type of: creating by removal - the act of creating by removing something
    subtypes:
    • 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)
    same as: carving
  7. The division of a deck of cards before dealing (synset 100490486)
    "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
    is a type of: division - the act or process of dividing
    is a part of: card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
    same as: cut
  8. The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge (synset 100388465)
    "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
    is a type of: opening - becoming open or being made open
    subtypes:
    same as: cut
  9. The act of diluting something (synset 100363878)
    "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
    is a type of: dilution - weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
    same as: thinning
  10. The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends (synset 100360064)
    "the barber gave him a good cut"
    is a type of: shortening - act of decreasing in length
    subtypes:
    same as: cut, cutting off
Adjective
  1. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character (synset 301376931)
    "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
    similar to: unkind - lacking kindness
    same as: edged, stinging
  2. Unpleasantly cold and damp (synset 301255471)
    "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
    similar to: cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
    same as: bleak, raw
  3. Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument (synset 300807002)
    "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
    similar to: sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
    same as: keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing

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