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English adjective: cutting | |||
| 1. | cutting (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character | ||
| Samples | Cutting remarks. Edged satire. A stinging comment. | ||
| Synonyms | edged, stinging | ||
| Similar | unkind | ||
| Antonyms | kind | ||
| 2. | cutting unpleasantly cold and damp | ||
| Samples | Bleak winds of the North Atlantic. | ||
| Synonyms | bleak, raw | ||
| Similar | cold | ||
| Antonyms | hot | ||
| 3. | cutting painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | ||
| Samples | A cutting wind. Keen winds. Knifelike cold. Piercing knifelike pains. Piercing cold. Piercing criticism. A stabbing pain. Lancinating pain. | ||
| Synonyms | keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing | ||
| Similar | sharp | ||
| Antonyms | dull | ||
English noun: cutting | |||
| 1. | cutting (act) the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film | ||
| Synonyms | film editing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | creating by removal | ||
| 2. | cutting (plant) a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting | ||
| Synonyms | slip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stalk, stem | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | quickset | ||
| 3. | cutting (act) the act of cutting something into parts | ||
| Samples | His cuts were skillful. His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess. | ||
| Synonyms | cut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | division | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dissection, scission, severance, severing, slicing, undercut | ||
| 4. | cutting (object) a piece cut off from the main part of something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, piece | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pruning | ||
| 5. | cutting (communication) an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine | ||
| Samples | He searched through piles of letters and clippings. | ||
| Synonyms | clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | ||
| 6. | cutting (act) removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape | ||
| Synonyms | carving | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | creating by removal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | petroglyph, truncation | ||
| 7. | cutting (act) the division of a deck of cards before dealing | ||
| Samples | He insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal. The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual. | ||
| Synonyms | cut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | division | ||
| Part meronym | card game, cards | ||
| 8. | cutting (act) the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge | ||
| Samples | His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels. | ||
| Synonyms | cut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gash, incision, nick, notch, section, slash, snick, surgical incision | ||
| 9. | cutting (act) the act of diluting something | ||
| Samples | The cutting of whiskey with water. The thinning of paint with turpentine. | ||
| Synonyms | thinning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dilution | ||
| 10. | cutting (act) the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends | ||
| Samples | The barber gave him a good cut. | ||
| Synonyms | cut, cutting off | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shortening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clip, clipping, clipping, haircut, shearing, snip, trim, trimming | ||
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