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cutting

noun

1 cutting

The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film.

synonym: film editing.

Roget 51: part, portion; dose; item, particular; aught, any; division, ward; subdivision, section; chapter, clause, count, ... show more

2 cutting

A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting.

synonym: slip.

Dutch: plantenstek, plantestek, stek, stekkie, veer
Polish: odkład

3 cutting

The act of cutting something into parts:
— His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess.

synonym: cut.

4 cutting

A piece cut off from the main part of something.

5 cutting

An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine.

synonyms: clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting.

Polish: wycinek

6 cutting

Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape.

synonym: carving.

Polish: wyrycie

7 cutting

The division of a deck of cards before dealing:
— The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual.

synonym: cut.

8 cutting

The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge.

synonym: cut.

Polish: rozcięcie

9 cutting

The act of diluting something:
— The cutting of whiskey with water.

synonym: thinning.

10 cutting

The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends.

synonyms: cut, cutting off.

Polish: obcinanie

adjective

1 cutting

of speech Harsh or hurtful in tone or character:
— Cutting remarks.

synonyms: edged, stinging.

Roget 932: disapproving etc. v.; scandalized.    disparaging, condemnatory, damnatory, denunciatory, reproachful, abusive, objurgatory, clamorous, vituperative; defamatory ... show more

Roget 830: causing pain, hurting etc. v.; hurtful etc. (bad) 649; painful; dolorific, dolorous; unpleasant; unpleasing, ... show more

2 cutting

Unpleasantly cold and damp.

synonyms: bleak, raw.

Roget 383: cold, cool; chill, chilly; icy; gelid, frigid, algid; fresh, keen, bleak, raw, inclement, bitter, ... show more

3 cutting

Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument:
— A cutting wind.

synonyms: keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing.

Roget 821: feeling etc. v.; sentient; sensuous; sensorial, sensory; emotive, emotional; of feeling, with feeling etc. n.. warm, ... show more

Roget 253: sharp, keen; acute; acicular, aciform; aculeated, acuminated; pointed; tapering; conical, pyramidal; mucronate, mucronated; ... show more


Moby thesaurus: IC analysis, Siberian, abbreviation, abscission, accidence, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, adulteration, affix, affixation, algid, allomorph ... show more.

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cuttings

noun

Roget 596: compend, compendium; abstract, precis, epitome, multum in parvo [Lat.], analysis, pandect, digest, sum and substance, brief, abridgment, summary, ... show more

Roget 609: choice, option; discretion etc. (volition) 600; preoption; alternative; dilemma, embarras de choix [Fr.]; adoption, cooptation; novation; decision ... show more

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