cutting

nouns

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
cutting, film editing
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cut
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cut
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
cutting, slip
the act of cutting something into parts
"his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
cut, cutting
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cut
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a piece cut off from the main part of something
cutting
is a type of (narrower)
a portion of a natural object
"they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
part, piece
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
"he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
clipping, cutting, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
carving, cutting
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cut
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
"he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
cut, cutting
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cut
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
cut, cutting
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cut
the act of diluting something
"the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
cutting, thinning
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cut
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
"the barber gave him a good cut"
cut, cutting, cutting off
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cut

adjectives

(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
"cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
cutting, edged, stinging
unpleasantly cold and damp
"bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
bleak, cutting, raw
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
"a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
cutting, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing