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cutting


cutting - noun

  • the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
  • a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
  • the act of cutting something into parts
  • a piece cut off from the main part of something
  • an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
  • removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
  • the division of a deck of cards before dealing
  • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
  • the act of diluting something
  • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

    • cutting - adjective

    • (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
    • unpleasantly cold and damp
    • painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

    cutting - thesaurus

    bleak   carving   clipping   cut   edged   keen   knifelike   lancinate   lancinating   piercing   raw   slip   stabbing   stinging   thinning  

    Scrabble score for cutting

    c is 3 u is 1 t is 1 t is 1 i is 1 n is 1 g is 2
    Scrabble score = 10

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