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Definition of Cutting

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

2. Adjective. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character. "A stinging comment"

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

4. Adjective. Unpleasantly cold and damp. "Bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

5. Noun. The act of cutting something into parts. "His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

6. Adjective. Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument. "Lancinating pain"

7. Noun. A piece cut off from the main part of something.

8. Noun. An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine. "He searched through piles of letters and clippings"

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

10. Noun. The division of a deck of cards before dealing. "The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"

11. Noun. The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge. "His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

12. Noun. The act of diluting something. "The thinning of paint with turpentine"

13. Noun. The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends. "The barber gave him a good cut"

Definition of Cutting

1. n. The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc.

2. a. Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.

Definition of Cutting

1. a section cut from a plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cutting

1. Portion of a stem, root, or leaf cut from the parent plant for the production of a new independent plant by inducing it to form shoots and roots under favorable environmental conditions (for example, stem cuttings, leaf cuttings, leaf-bud cuttings, and root cuttings). (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cutting

cutpurse cutpurses cuts cuts cuttable cuttage cuttages cutter cutters cutthroat

cutthroats cuttier cutties cuttiest cutting (current term) cutting (current term) cutting-edge cuttingly cuttings cutting angle

cutting board cutting edge cutting edge cutting forceps cutting implement cutting needle cutting off cutting out cutting room cutting teeth

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