Dictionary Entry
cutting
cutting is a 7-letter English word with 19 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Cut. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 19 senses
Definitions
- 1present participle
of Cut
- 2noun
The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc.
- 3noun
Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut.
- 4adjective
Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.
- 5adjective
Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.
- 6adjective
Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply.
- 7noun
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
"the barber gave him a good cut"
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- 8noun
the act of diluting something
"the cutting of whiskey with water"
"the thinning of paint with turpentine"
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- 9noun
the act of cutting something into parts
"his cuts were skillful"
"his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
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- 10noun
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
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- 11noun
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"
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- 12noun
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
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- 13noun
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
- 14noun
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
"he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
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- 15noun
a piece cut off from the main part of something
- 16noun
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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- 17adjective
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
"a cutting wind"
"keen winds"
- 18adjective
unpleasantly cold and damp
"bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
- 19adjective
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
"cutting remarks"
"edged satire"
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