cuttingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkʌt.ɪŋ/us/ˈkʌt̬.ɪŋ/cutting noun [ C ] (ARTICLE)
UK US clipping an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine
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Pieces of writing
- acrostic
- caption
- creative writing
- doodle
- encomium
- excerpt
- fair copy
- fair sth out
- jottings
- manuscript
- microblog
- ms
- paragraph
- record
- squiggle
- subheading
- text
- transcription
- typescript
- writing
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cutting noun [ C ] (PLANT)
a piece cut off from a plant that can be used to grow another plant of the same type
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- lily pad
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- needle
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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Gardening - general words
cutting noun [ C ] (PASSAGE)
UK US cut a deep, narrow passage made through a hill for a road, railway, or canal
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Ditches, dams & tunnels
- cut
- dam
- dam sth up
- dike
- ditch
- dyke
- groin
- groyne
- spillway
- subway
- the Channel Tunnel
- the Chunnel
- trench
- tunnel
- underpass
cuttingadjective
uk/ˈkʌt.ɪŋ/us/ˈkʌt̬.ɪŋ/unkind and intending to upset someone:
a cutting remark/comment
He can be very cutting when he chooses to be!
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Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- a cloud hanging over sb idiom
- affecting
- arrogant
- baleful
- be cold comfort idiom
- condescend
- distressing
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egocentric
- egoism
- immodest
- imperious
- lofty
- narcissism
- poignant
- traumatic
- unmentionable
- upsetting
- vanity
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