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(noun) the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" |
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Synonyms: thinning |
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Related Words: diluting, dilution |
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(satellite adjective) suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the cutting edge" |
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(satellite adjective) as physically 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"; "a gray world with ice and toothed winds" |
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Synonyms: keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing |
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(satellite adjective) (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" |
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Synonyms: edged, stinging |
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(noun) a piece cut off from the main part of something |
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Related Words: part, piece, pruning |
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(noun) a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting |
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Synonyms: slip |
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Related Words: quickset, stalk, stem |
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(noun) the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" |
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Synonyms: cut, cutting off |
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Related Words: clip, clipping, haircut, shearing, shortening, snip, trim, trimming |
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(noun) the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" |
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Synonyms: cut |
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Related Words: dissection, division, scission, severance, severing, slicing |
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(noun) the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" |
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Synonyms: cut |
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Related Words: gash, incision, nick, notch, opening, section, slash, slashing, snick |
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(noun) the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "his cutting the cards before every deal soon became a ritual" |
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Synonyms: cut |
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Related Words: division |
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(noun) cutting away parts to create a desired shape |
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Synonyms: carving |
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Related Words: creating by removal |
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(noun) the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
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Synonyms: film editing |
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Related Words: creating by removal |
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(satellite adjective) unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" |
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Synonyms: bleak, raw |
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(noun) an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" |
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Synonyms: clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting |
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Related Words: excerpt, extract, selection |
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