cutting | English to English Dictionary

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cutting

('k/@/t/I//N/ )

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film(noun.act)

Synonym:
film editing

source: wordnet30
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting(noun.plant)

Synonym:
slip

source: wordnet30
the act of cutting something into parts(noun.act)

Example:
His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess.

Synonym:
cut

source: wordnet30
a piece cut off from the main part of something(noun.object)

source: wordnet30
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine(noun.communication)

Synonym:
clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting

source: wordnet30
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape(noun.act)

Synonym:
carving

source: wordnet30
the division of a deck of cards before dealing(noun.act)

Example:
The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual.

source: wordnet30
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
the act of diluting something(noun.act)

Example:
The cutting of whiskey with water.

Synonym:
thinning

source: wordnet30
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends(noun.act)

Synonym:
cut, cutting off

source: wordnet30
The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913