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      »   The noun cut has 20 meanings (first 15 from tagged texts)

• cut -- (the Act1.) Act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  
  2.) Act, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)
  
  act of Reducing1.) Reduction, reducing -- (any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent)
  
  2.) Reducing -- (loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised her reducing")
  
  reducing the Amount1.) Amount -- (how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people")
  
  2.) Sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money -- (a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient")
  
  amount or number; "the Mayor1.) Mayor, city manager -- (the head of a city government)
  
  mayor proposed Extensive1.) Extensive, extended -- (large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage")
  
  2.) Across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide -- (broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers")
  
  extensive cuts in the City1.) City, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
  
  2.) City -- (an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate")
  
  city budget")

• cut, Gash1.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  2.) Cut, gash -- (a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation)
  
  gash, slash, Slice1.) Slice, piece -- (a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue")
  
  2.) Piece, slice -- (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread")
  
  slice -- (a Wound1.) Wound, lesion -- (any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision)
  
  2.) Wound, injury, combat injury -- (a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat)
  
  wound made by Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting; "he Put1.) Put option, put -- (the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date)
  
  1.) Put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")
  
  put a Bandage1.) Bandage, patch -- (a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body)
  
  1.) Bind, bandage -- (wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose)
  
  bandage over the cut")

• cut, cut of Meat1.) Meat -- (the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food)
  
  2.) Kernel, meat -- (the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell")
  
  meat -- (a piece of Meat1.) Meat -- (the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food)
  
  2.) Kernel, meat -- (the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell")
  
  meat that has been cut from an Animal1.) Animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  
  1.) Animal, carnal, fleshly, sensual -- (marked by the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice")
  
  animal carcass)

• cut, Track1.) Path, track, course -- (a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river")
  
  2.) Lead, track, trail -- (evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator")
  
  track -- (a Distinct1.) Distinct -- (easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints")
  
  2.) Distinct, distinguishable -- ((often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees")
  
  distinct selection of Music1.) Music -- (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
  
  2.) Music, euphony -- (any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes")
  
  music from a Recording1.) Recording -- (signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded)
  
  2.) Recording, transcription -- (the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth")
  
  recording or a Compact1.) Compact, powder compact -- (a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse)
  
  2.) Covenant, compact, concordat -- (a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action)
  
  compact disc; "he Played1.) Play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")
  
  2.) Play -- (act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal")
  
  played the first cut on the cd"; "the Title1.) Title, statute title, rubric -- (a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools")
  
  2.) Title -- (the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; "he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title"; "he refused to give titles to his paintings"; "I can never remember movie titles")
  
  title track of the album")

• cut, Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting -- (the Act1.) Act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  
  2.) Act, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)
  
  act of Penetrating1.) Penetrate, perforate -- (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest")
  
  2.) Penetrate, fathom, bottom -- (come to understand)
  
  penetrating or Opening1.) Opening, gap -- (an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall")
  
  2.) Opening -- (a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise)
  
  opening open with a Sharp1.) Sharp -- (a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named)
  
  2.) Sharp -- (a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point)
  
  sharp edge; "his cut in the Lining1.) Lining -- (a protective covering that protects an inside surface)
  
  2.) Liner, lining -- (a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment)
  
  lining revealed the Hidden1.) Hide, conceal -- (prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money")
  
  2.) Hide, hide out -- (be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana")
  
  hidden jewels")

• cut -- (a Share1.) Share -- (any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate; "he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price")
  
  2.) Share, portion, part, percentage -- (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash")
  
  share of the Profits1.) Net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings -- (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))
  
  2.) Winnings, win, profits -- (something won (especially money))
  
  profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings")

• cut -- (a Step1.) Measure, step -- (any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime")
  
  2.) Footstep, pace, step, stride -- (the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig")
  
  step on some Scale1.) Scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series -- (an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10")
  
  2.) Scale -- (relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale")
  
  scale; "he is a cut above the rest")

• cut, Gash1.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  2.) Cut, gash -- (a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation)
  
  gash -- (a Trench1.) Trench -- (a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth)
  
  2.) Trench, deep, oceanic abyss -- (a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor)
  
  trench resembling a Furrow1.) Furrow -- (a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow))
  
  2.) Wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line -- (a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles")
  
  furrow that was Made1.) Make, do -- (engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution")
  
  2.) Make, get -- (give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear")
  
  made by Erosion1.) Erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away -- ((geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))
  
  2.) Erosion -- (condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind)
  
  erosion or excavation)

• cut -- ((film) an Immediate1.) Contiguous, immediate -- (very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past")
  
  2.) Immediate -- (having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence")
  
  immediate transition from one Shot1.) Shot -- (an attempt to score in a game)
  
  2.) Stroke, shot -- ((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot")
  
  shot to the Next1.) Adjacent, next, side by side -- (nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side")
  
  2.) Future, next, succeeding -- ((of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president")
  
  next; "the cut from the Accident1.) Accident -- (a mishap; especially one causing injury or death)
  
  2.) Accident, fortuity, chance event -- (anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause)
  
  accident scene to the Hospital1.) Hospital, infirmary -- (a health facility where patients receive treatment)
  
  2.) Hospital -- (a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care)
  
  hospital seemed too abrupt")

• cut, Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting -- (the Act1.) Act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  
  2.) Act, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)
  
  act of Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting something into Parts1.) Parts -- (the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years")
  
  1.) Part, portion, component part, component -- (something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach")
  
  parts; "his Cuts1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  cuts were skillful"; "his Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting of the Cake1.) Cake, bar -- (a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate")
  
  2.) Patty, cake -- (small flat mass of chopped food)
  
  cake made a Terrible1.) Awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible -- (causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse")
  
  2.) Atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable -- (exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room")
  
  terrible mess")

• deletion, Excision1.) Deletion, excision, cut -- (the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause")
  
  2.) Ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision -- (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)
  
  excision, cut -- (the Omission1.) Omission, skip -- (a mistake resulting from neglect)
  
  2.) Omission -- (something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions")
  
  omission that is Made1.) Make, do -- (engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution")
  
  2.) Make, get -- (give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear")
  
  made when an Editorial1.) Column, editorial, newspaper column -- (an article giving opinions or perspectives)
  
  1.) Editorial -- (of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives; "editorial column")
  
  editorial change Shortens1.) Shorten -- (make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness")
  
  2.) Abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
  
  shortens a Written1.) Write, compose, pen, indite -- (produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels")
  
  2.) Write -- (communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week")
  
  written passage; "an editor's Deletions1.) Omission, deletion -- (any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases)
  
  2.) Deletion -- ((genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome)
  
  deletions frequently Upset1.) Disturbance, perturbation, upset -- (an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me")
  
  2.) Upset, derangement, overthrow -- (the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living")
  
  upset young authors"; "both Parties1.) Party, political party -- (an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level")
  
  2.) Party -- (an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day")
  
  parties agreed on the Excision1.) Deletion, excision, cut -- (the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause")
  
  2.) Ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision -- (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)
  
  excision of the Proposed1.) Propose, suggest, advise -- (make a proposal, declare a plan for something)
  
  2.) Project, propose -- (present for consideration)
  
  proposed clause")

• cut -- (the Style1.) Style -- (a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand")
  
  2.) Manner, mode, style, way, fashion -- (how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion")
  
  style in which a Garment1.) Garment -- (an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk")
  
  1.) Dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel -- (provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child")
  
  garment is cut; "a Dress1.) Dress, frock -- (a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice)
  
  2.) Attire, garb, dress -- (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress")
  
  dress of Traditional1.) Traditional -- (consisting of or derived from tradition; "traditional history"; "traditional morality")
  
  2.) Traditional -- (pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines; "the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished")
  
  traditional cut")

• cut, Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting, cutting Off1.) Murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
  
  1.) Off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
  
  off -- (the Act1.) Act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  
  2.) Act, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)
  
  act of Shortening1.) Shortening -- (fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods)
  
  2.) Shortening -- (act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening")
  
  shortening something by Choping1.) Chop, chop up -- (cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat")
  
  2.) Chop -- (move suddenly)
  
  choping off the Ends1.) End -- (either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line")
  
  2.) End, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")
  
  ends; "the Barber1.) Barber, Samuel Barber -- (United States composer (1910-1981))
  
  2.) Barber -- (a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade)
  
  barber gave him a Good1.) Good -- (benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?")
  
  2.) Good, goodness -- (moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people")
  
  good cut")

• baseball Swing1.) Swing -- (a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things")
  
  2.) Swing -- (mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
  
  swing, swing, cut -- (in Baseball1.) Baseball, baseball game -- (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!")
  
  2.) Baseball -- (a ball used in playing baseball)
  
  baseball; a batter's Attempt1.) Attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try -- (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try")
  
  2.) Attack, attempt -- (the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life")
  
  attempt to Hit1.) Hit -- ((baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit")
  
  2.) Hit, hitting, striking -- (the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit")
  
  hit a Pitched1.) Flip, toss, sky, pitch -- (throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper")
  
  2.) Lurch, pitch, shift -- (move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left")
  
  pitched ball; "he Took1.) Take -- (carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance")
  
  2.) Take, occupy, use up -- (require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time")
  
  took a Vicious1.) Barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious -- ((of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks")
  
  2.) Evil, vicious -- (having the nature of vice)
  
  vicious cut at the ball")

• stinger, cut -- (a Remark1.) Remark, comment -- (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account")
  
  2.) Remark -- (explicit notice; "it passed without remark")
  
  remark capable of Wounding1.) Wound, wounding -- (the act of inflicting a wound)
  
  1.) Injure, wound -- (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
  
  wounding mentally; "the Unkindest1.) Unkind -- (lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all")
  
  2.) Pitiless, unkind -- (deficient in humane and kindly feelings)
  
  unkindest cut of all")

• cut -- (a Canal1.) Canal -- ((astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion)
  
  2.) Duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel -- (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs")
  
  canal made by Erosion1.) Erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away -- ((geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))
  
  2.) Erosion -- (condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind)
  
  erosion or excavation)

• snub, cut, Cold1.) Cold, common cold -- (a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure for the common cold?")
  
  2.) Coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness -- (the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor")
  
  cold shoulder -- (a Refusal1.) Refusal -- (the act of refusing)
  
  2.) Refusal -- (a message refusing to accept something that is offered)
  
  refusal to Recognize1.) Acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know -- (accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods")
  
  2.) Recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise -- (be fully aware or cognizant of)
  
  recognize someone you Know1.) Know -- (the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people; "he is always in the know")
  
  1.) Know, cognize, cognise -- (be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time")
  
  know; "the Snub1.) Rebuff, snub, repulse -- (an instance of driving away or warding off)
  
  2.) Snub, cut, cold shoulder -- (a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional")
  
  snub was Clearly1.) Clearly -- (without doubt or question; "they were clearly lost"; "history has clearly shown the folly of that policy")
  
  2.) Intelligibly, clearly, understandably -- (in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly")
  
  clearly intentional")

• cut, Undercut1.) Undercut -- (the material removed by a cut made underneath)
  
  2.) Tenderloin, undercut -- (the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column)
  
  undercut -- ((sports) a Stroke1.) Stroke, shot -- ((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot")
  
  2.) Throw, stroke, cam stroke -- (the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam)
  
  stroke that Puts1.) Put option, put -- (the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date)
  
  1.) Put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")
  
  puts reverse Spin1.) Spin -- (a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile))
  
  2.) Spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl -- (the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting")
  
  spin on the Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  ball; "cuts do not Bother1.) Fuss, trouble, bother, hassle -- (an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother")
  
  2.) Annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass -- (something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction")
  
  bother a Good1.) Good -- (benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?")
  
  2.) Good, goodness -- (moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people")
  
  good tennis player")

• cut, Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting -- (the Division1.) Division -- (an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve")
  
  2.) Part, section, division -- (one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division")
  
  division of a Deck1.) Deck -- (any of various platforms built into a vessel)
  
  2.) Deck -- (street name for a packet of illegal drugs)
  
  deck of Cards1.) Card game, cards -- (a game played with playing cards)
  
  1.) Card -- (one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys")
  
  cards before Dealing1.) Dealing -- (method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing")
  
  2.) Transaction, dealing, dealings -- (the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me")
  
  dealing; "he Insisted1.) Insist, take a firm stand -- (be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!")
  
  2.) Importune, insist -- (beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them")
  
  insisted that we Give1.) Give, spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
  
  1.) Give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")
  
  give him the Last1.) Stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close -- (the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season")
  
  2.) Last -- (the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last")
  
  last cut Before1.) Earlier, before -- (earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier")
  
  2.) Ahead, in front, before -- (at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before")
  
  before every deal"; "the Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting of the Cards1.) Card game, cards -- (a game played with playing cards)
  
  1.) Card -- (one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys")
  
  cards soon Became1.) Become, go, get -- (enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!")
  
  2.) Become, turn -- (undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor")
  
  became a ritual")

• cut -- (an Unexcused1.) Unexcused -- (not excused; "too many unexcused absences")
  
  unexcused absence from Class1.) Class, social class, socio-economic class -- (people having the same social or economic status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class")
  
  2.) Class, form, grade -- (a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy")
  
  class; "he was Punished1.) Punish, penalize, penalise -- (impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again")
  
  1.) Punished -- (subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience))
  
  punished for Taking1.) Pickings, taking -- (the act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking")
  
  1.) Take -- (carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance")
  
  taking too many Cuts1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  cuts in his Math1.) Mathematics, math, maths -- (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
  
  math class")

Overview of verb cut
      »   The verb cut has 41 meanings (first 10 from tagged texts)

• cut -- (Separate1.) Offprint, reprint, separate -- (a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication)
  
  2.) Separate -- (a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments)
  
  separate with or as if with an Instrument1.) Instrument -- (a device that requires skill for proper use)
  
  2.) Instrument, tool -- (the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease")
  
  instrument; "Cut the rope")

• reduce, cut down, cut Back1.) Back, dorsum -- (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned")
  
  2.) Rear, back -- (the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph")
  
  back, trim, Trim1.) Trim, trimness -- (a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim")
  
  2.) Trimming, trim, passementerie -- (a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt")
  
  trim down, Trim1.) Trim, trimness -- (a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim")
  
  2.) Trimming, trim, passementerie -- (a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt")
  
  trim back, cut, Bring1.) Bring, convey, take -- (take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point")
  
  2.) Bring -- (cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point")
  
  bring down -- (cut down on; Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make a Reduction1.) Decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down -- (the act of decreasing or reducing something)
  
  2.) Reduction, reducing -- (any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent)
  
  reduction in; "Reduce1.) Reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down -- (cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits")
  
  2.) Reduce -- (make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question")
  
  reduce your Daily1.) Daily -- (a newspaper that is published every day)
  
  1.) Daily, day-to-day, day-after-day, every day -- (occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence")
  
  daily fat intake"; "The Employer1.) Employer -- (a person or firm that employs workers)
  
  employer wants to cut Back1.) Back, dorsum -- (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned")
  
  2.) Rear, back -- (the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph")
  
  back health benefits")

• swerve, Sheer1.) Swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")
  
  2.) Sheer -- (cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle")
  
  sheer, curve, Trend1.) Tendency, trend -- (a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market")
  
  2.) Course, trend -- (general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast")
  
  trend, veer, Slue1.) Swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")
  
  2.) Skid, slip, slue, slew, slide -- (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk")
  
  slue, slew, cut -- (Turn1.) Bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
  
  2.) Turn, turning -- (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right")
  
  turn sharply; Change1.) Change, alteration, modification -- (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago")
  
  2.) Change -- (a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage")
  
  change direction Abruptly1.) Abruptly, suddenly, short, dead -- (quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly")
  
  abruptly; "The Car1.) Car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar -- (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work")
  
  2.) Car, railcar, railway car, railroad car -- (a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails")
  
  car cut to the Left1.) Left -- (location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left")
  
  2.) Left, left wing -- (those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare)
  
  left at the intersection"; "The Motorbike1.) Minibike, motorbike -- (small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars)
  
  1.) Motorbike, motorcycle, cycle -- (ride a motorcycle)
  
  motorbike veered to the right")

• cut -- (Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make an Incision1.) Incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent -- (a depression scratched or carved into a surface)
  
  2.) Incision, section, surgical incision -- (the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation))
  
  incision or Separation1.) Separation -- (the act of dividing or disconnecting)
  
  2.) Separation, breakup, detachment -- (coming apart)
  
  separation; "cut along the Dotted1.) Dot, stud, constellate -- (scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights")
  
  2.) Scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse -- (distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon")
  
  dotted line")

• cut -- (Discharge1.) Discharge -- (the sudden giving off of energy)
  
  2.) Discharge, venting -- (the act of venting)
  
  discharge from a Group1.) Group, grouping -- (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
  
  2.) Group, radical, chemical group -- ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)
  
  group; "The Coach1.) Coach, manager, handler -- ((sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team)
  
  2.) Coach, private instructor, tutor -- (a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting))
  
  coach cut two Players1.) Player, participant -- (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)
  
  2.) Musician, instrumentalist, player -- (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))
  
  players from the team")

• cut -- (Form1.) Form, word form, signifier, descriptor -- (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached")
  
  2.) Kind, sort, form, variety -- (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
  
  form by Probing1.) Probe, examine -- (question or examine thoroughly and closely)
  
  2.) Probe, dig into, poke into -- (examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill")
  
  probing, penetrating, or Digging1.) Excavation, digging, dig -- (the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton")
  
  1.) Dig, delve, cut into, turn over -- (turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration")
  
  digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The Sweat1.) Perspiration, sweat, sudor -- (salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow")
  
  2.) Fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither -- (agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams")
  
  sweat cut Little1.) Little -- (a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him")
  
  1.) Small, little -- (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group")
  
  little rivulets into her face")

• cut, Tailor1.) Tailor, seamster, sartor -- (a person whose occupation is making and altering garments)
  
  1.) Shoehorn, tailor -- (make fit for a specific purpose)
  
  tailor -- (Style1.) Style -- (a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand")
  
  2.) Manner, mode, style, way, fashion -- (how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion")
  
  style and Tailor1.) Tailor, seamster, sartor -- (a person whose occupation is making and altering garments)
  
  1.) Shoehorn, tailor -- (make fit for a specific purpose)
  
  tailor in a Certain1.) Certain -- (definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones")
  
  2.) Certain, sure -- (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends")
  
  certain fashion; "cut a dress")

• cut -- (Hit1.) Hit -- ((baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit")
  
  2.) Hit, hitting, striking -- (the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit")
  
  hit (a Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  ball) with a Spin1.) Spin -- (a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile))
  
  2.) Spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl -- (the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting")
  
  spin so that it Turns1.) Bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
  
  2.) Turn, turning -- (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right")
  
  turns in the Opposite1.) Antonym, opposite word, opposite -- (a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'")
  
  2.) Reverse, contrary, opposite -- (a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true")
  
  opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball")

• write out, Issue1.) Issue -- (an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues")
  
  2.) Issue, number -- (one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room")
  
  issue, make out, cut -- (Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make out and Issue1.) Issue -- (an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues")
  
  2.) Issue, number -- (one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room")
  
  issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please1.) Please, delight -- (give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation")
  
  2.) Please -- (be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased")
  
  Please make the Check1.) Check, bank check, cheque -- (a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check")
  
  2.) Assay, check -- (an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress")
  
  check out to me")

• edit, cut, Edit1.) Edit, redact -- (prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages")
  
  2.) Edit -- (supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years")
  
  edit out -- (cut and Assemble1.) Assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together -- (create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee")
  
  2.) Meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather -- (collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room")
  
  assemble the Components1.) Component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient -- (an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech")
  
  2.) Part, portion, component part, component -- (something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach")
  
  components of; "Edit1.) Edit, redact -- (prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages")
  
  2.) Edit -- (supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years")
  
  edit film"; "cut Recording1.) Recording -- (signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded)
  
  2.) Recording, transcription -- (the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth")
  
  recording tape")

• cut, Skip1.) Skip -- (a gait in which steps and hops alternate)
  
  2.) Omission, skip -- (a mistake resulting from neglect)
  
  skip -- (Intentionally1.) Intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by design -- (with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice")
  
  intentionally fail to Attend1.) Attend, go to -- (be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?")
  
  2.) Attend, take care, look, see -- (take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business")
  
  attend; "cut class")

• hack, cut -- (be Able1.) Able -- ((usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project")
  
  2.) Able, capable -- (have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable")
  
  able to Manage1.) Pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage -- (be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs")
  
  2.) Manage, deal, care, handle -- (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old")
  
  manage or Manage1.) Pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage -- (be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs")
  
  2.) Manage, deal, care, handle -- (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old")
  
  manage successfully; "I can't Hack1.) Hack, drudge, hacker -- (one who works hard at boring tasks)
  
  2.) Machine politician, ward-heeler, political hack, hack -- (a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends)
  
  hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the Long1.) Hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently)
  
  1.) Long -- (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long")
  
  long days in the office")

• cut -- (Give1.) Give, spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
  
  1.) Give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")
  
  give the Appearance1.) Appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
  
  2.) Appearance -- (the event of coming into sight)
  
  appearance or Impression1.) Impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion -- (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying")
  
  2.) Impression, effect -- (an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting")
  
  impression of; "cut a Nice1.) Nice -- (a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera)
  
  1.) Nice -- (pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today")
  
  nice figure")

• cut -- (Move1.) Move -- (the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer")
  
  2.) Move, relocation -- (the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire")
  
  move (one's fist); "his Opponent1.) Opposition, opponent, opposite -- (a contestant that you are matched against)
  
  2.) Adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister -- (someone who offers opposition)
  
  opponent cut Upward1.) Upward -- (directed up; "the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen")
  
  2.) Up, upward -- (extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish")
  
  upward toward his chin")

• cut -- (Pass1.) Base on balls, walk, pass -- ((baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls")
  
  2.) Pass -- ((military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days")
  
  pass directly and Often1.) Frequently, often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes -- (many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee")
  
  2.) Much, a great deal, often -- (frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much")
  
  often in Haste1.) Haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation -- (overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste")
  
  2.) Haste, hurry, rush, rushing -- (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book")
  
  haste; "We cut through the neighbor's Yard1.) Yard, pace -- (a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride)
  
  2.) Yard, grounds, curtilage -- (the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard")
  
  yard to get Home1.) Home, place -- (where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?")
  
  2.) Dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house -- (housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless")
  
  home sooner")

• cut -- (Pass1.) Base on balls, walk, pass -- ((baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls")
  
  2.) Pass -- ((military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days")
  
  pass through or Across1.) Across -- (to the opposite side; "the football field was 300 feet across")
  
  2.) Across, crosswise, crossways -- (transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across")
  
  across; "The Boat1.) Boat -- (a small vessel for travel on water)
  
  2.) Gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat, boat -- (a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce)
  
  boat cut the water")

• cut -- (Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make an Abrupt1.) Abrupt, disconnected -- (marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose")
  
  2.) Abrupt -- (exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather")
  
  abrupt change of Image1.) Image, mental image -- (an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate")
  
  2.) Picture, image, icon, ikon -- (a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them")
  
  image or Sound1.) Sound -- (the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music")
  
  2.) Sound, auditory sensation -- (the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds")
  
  sound; "cut from one Scene1.) Scene -- (the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime")
  
  2.) Scene -- (an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene")
  
  scene to another")

• cut -- (Stop1.) Stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill")
  
  2.) Stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood")
  
  stop filming; "cut a Movie1.) Movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick -- (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location")
  
  movie scene")

• cut -- (Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make a Recording1.) Recording -- (signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded)
  
  2.) Recording, transcription -- (the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth")
  
  recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her Major1.) Major -- (a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain)
  
  2.) Major, John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major -- (British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943))
  
  major titles again")

• cut -- (Record1.) Record -- (anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques")
  
  2.) Record -- (the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league")
  
  record a Performance1.) Performance, public presentation -- (a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity")
  
  2.) Performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action -- (the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance")
  
  performance on (a medium); "cut a record")

• cut, Burn1.) Burn, burning -- (pain that feels hot as if it were on fire)
  
  2.) Tan, suntan, sunburn, burn -- (a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun)
  
  burn -- (Create1.) Make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")
  
  2.) Create -- (bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting")
  
  create by Duplicating1.) Duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate -- (make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick")
  
  2.) Twin, duplicate, parallel -- (duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse")
  
  duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "Burn1.) Burn, burning -- (pain that feels hot as if it were on fire)
  
  2.) Tan, suntan, sunburn, burn -- (a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun)
  
  burn a CD")

• cut -- (Form1.) Form, word form, signifier, descriptor -- (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached")
  
  2.) Kind, sort, form, variety -- (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
  
  form or Shape1.) Shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation -- (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes")
  
  2.) Shape, form -- (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape")
  
  shape by Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting or Incising1.) Incise -- (make an incision into by carving or cutting)
  
  incising; "cut Paper1.) Paper -- (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
  
  2.) Composition, paper, report, theme -- (an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition")
  
  paper dolls")

• cut -- (Perform1.) Perform, execute, do -- (carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance")
  
  2.) Perform -- (perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?")
  
  perform or Carry1.) Carry -- (the act of carrying something)
  
  1.) Transport, carry -- (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river")
  
  carry out; "cut a caper")

• cut -- (Function1.) Function, mathematical function -- (a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set)
  
  2.) Function, purpose, role, use -- (what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?")
  
  function as a Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting instrument; "This Knife1.) Knife -- (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
  
  2.) Knife -- (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
  
  knife cuts well")

• cut -- (Allow1.) Let, allow, permit -- (make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off")
  
  2.) Permit, allow, let, countenance -- (consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam")
  
  allow incision or Separation1.) Separation -- (the act of dividing or disconnecting)
  
  2.) Separation, breakup, detachment -- (coming apart)
  
  separation; "This Bread1.) Bread, breadstuff, staff of life -- (food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked)
  
  2.) Boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum -- (informal terms for money)
  
  bread cuts easily")

• cut -- (Divide1.) Divide -- (a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility))
  
  2.) Watershed, water parting, divide -- (a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems)
  
  divide a Deck1.) Deck -- (any of various platforms built into a vessel)
  
  2.) Deck -- (street name for a packet of illegal drugs)
  
  deck of Cards1.) Card game, cards -- (a game played with playing cards)
  
  1.) Card -- (one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys")
  
  cards at Random1.) Random -- (lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; "a random choice"; "bombs fell at random"; "random movements")
  
  2.) Random -- (taken haphazardly; "a random choice")
  
  random into two Parts1.) Parts -- (the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years")
  
  1.) Part, portion, component part, component -- (something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach")
  
  parts to Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make selection Difficult1.) Difficult, hard -- (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?")
  
  2.) Difficult -- (requiring much effort and trouble; "the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult")
  
  difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the Deck1.) Deck -- (any of various platforms built into a vessel)
  
  2.) Deck -- (street name for a packet of illegal drugs)
  
  deck for a Long1.) Hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently)
  
  1.) Long -- (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long")
  
  long time")

• switch Off1.) Murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
  
  1.) Off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
  
  off, cut, Turn1.) Bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
  
  2.) Turn, turning -- (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right")
  
  turn off, Turn1.) Bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
  
  2.) Turn, turning -- (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right")
  
  turn out -- (Cause1.) Cause -- (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash")
  
  2.) Cause, reason, grounds -- (a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice")
  
  cause to Stop1.) Stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill")
  
  2.) Stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood")
  
  stop operating by Disengaging1.) Disengage, withdraw -- (release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears")
  
  2.) Free, disengage -- (free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor")
  
  disengaging a Switch1.) Switch, electric switch, electrical switch -- (control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit)
  
  2.) Substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch -- (an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood")
  
  switch; "Turn Off1.) Murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
  
  1.) Off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
  
  off the Stereo1.) Stereo, stereophony, stereo system, stereophonic system -- (reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound)
  
  2.) Stereo, stereoscopic picture, stereoscopic photograph -- (two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together)
  
  stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "Turn1.) Bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
  
  2.) Turn, turning -- (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right")
  
  turn out the lights")

• cut -- (Reap1.) Reap, harvest, glean -- (gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes")
  
  2.) Reap, draw -- (get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association")
  
  reap or Harvest1.) Crop, harvest -- (the yield from plants in a single growing season)
  
  2.) Harvest -- (the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love")
  
  harvest; "cut grain")

• cut -- (Fell1.) Hide, fell -- (the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal))
  
  2.) Fell, felled seam -- (seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges)
  
  fell by Sawing1.) Saw -- (cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace")
  
  sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese1.) Vietnamese, Annamese -- (a native or inhabitant of Vietnam)
  
  2.) Vietnamese, Annamese, Annamite -- (the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam)
  
  Vietnamese cut a lot of Timber1.) Lumber, timber -- (the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material)
  
  2.) Timber -- (a beam made of wood)
  
  timber while they Occupied1.) Inhabit, occupy -- (be present in; be inside of)
  
  2.) Busy, occupy -- (keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection")
  
  occupied Cambodia")

• cut -- (Penetrate1.) Penetrate, perforate -- (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest")
  
  2.) Penetrate, fathom, bottom -- (come to understand)
  
  penetrate injuriously; "The Glass1.) Glass -- (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)
  
  2.) Glass, drinking glass -- (a container for holding liquids while drinking)
  
  glass from the Shattered1.) Shatter -- (break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered")
  
  2.) Shatter -- (break into many pieces; "shatter the plate")
  
  shattered windshield cut into her forehead")

• ignore, Disregard1.) Disregard, neglect -- (lack of attention and due care)
  
  2.) Disregard, neglect -- (willful lack of care and attention)
  
  disregard, snub, cut -- (Refuse1.) Garbage, refuse, food waste, scraps -- (food that is discarded (as from a kitchen))
  
  1.) Refuse, decline -- (show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike")
  
  refuse to Acknowledge1.) Admit, acknowledge -- (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten")
  
  2.) Acknowledge, receipt -- (report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper")
  
  acknowledge; "She cut him Dead1.) Dead -- (people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead")
  
  2.) Dead -- (a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense; "the dead of winter")
  
  dead at the meeting")

• cut -- (Shorten1.) Shorten -- (make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness")
  
  2.) Abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
  
  shorten as if by Severing1.) Severance, severing -- (the act of severing)
  
  1.) Sever, break up -- (set or keep apart; "sever a relationship")
  
  severing the Edges1.) Edge, border -- (the boundary of a surface)
  
  2.) Edge -- (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box")
  
  edges or Ends1.) End -- (either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line")
  
  2.) End, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")
  
  ends of; "cut my hair")

• cut, Prune1.) Prune -- (dried plum)
  
  1.) Snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back -- (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden")
  
  prune, rationalize, Rationalise1.) Rationalize, rationalise -- (structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits")
  
  2.) Apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise -- (defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success")
  
  rationalise -- (Weed1.) Weed -- (any plant that crowds out cultivated plants)
  
  2.) Weed, mourning band -- (a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning)
  
  weed out Unwanted1.) Unwanted -- (not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens")
  
  2.) Unwanted -- (interfering; "unwanted shadows distort the picture"; "removed the unwanted vegetation")
  
  unwanted or Unnecessary1.) Unnecessary, unneeded -- (not necessary)
  
  unnecessary things; "We had to Lose1.) Lose -- (fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat")
  
  2.) Lose -- (fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war")
  
  lose weight, so we cut the Sugar1.) Sugar, refined sugar -- (a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative)
  
  2.) Carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar -- (an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain)
  
  sugar from our diet")

• cut -- (Dissolve1.) Dissolve -- ((film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out)
  
  1.) Dissolve, resolve, break up -- (cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water")
  
  dissolve by Breaking1.) Breakage, break, breaking -- (the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable")
  
  1.) Interrupt, break -- (terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty")
  
  breaking down the Fat1.) Fat -- (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat")
  
  2.) Adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue -- (a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold")
  
  fat of; "Soap1.) Soap -- (a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats)
  
  2.) Soap -- (money offered as a bribe)
  
  soap cuts grease")

• cut -- (have a Reducing1.) Reduction, reducing -- (any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent)
  
  2.) Reducing -- (loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised her reducing")
  
  reducing effect; "This Cuts1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  cuts into my earnings")

• cut, cut Off1.) Murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
  
  1.) Off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
  
  off -- (Cease1.) Cease -- ((`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end)
  
  1.) Discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother")
  
  cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut Short1.) Short -- (the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed)
  
  2.) Short circuit, short -- (accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference)
  
  short the conversation")

• abridge, Foreshorten1.) Abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
  
  2.) Foreshorten -- (shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth)
  
  foreshorten, abbreviate, Shorten1.) Shorten -- (make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness")
  
  2.) Abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
  
  shorten, cut, Contract1.) Contract -- (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
  
  2.) Contract, declaration -- ((contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make)
  
  contract, reduce -- (Reduce1.) Reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down -- (cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits")
  
  2.) Reduce -- (make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question")
  
  reduce in Scope1.) Scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit -- (an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power")
  
  2.) Setting, background, scope -- (the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting")
  
  scope while Retaining1.) Retain -- (hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time")
  
  2.) Retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going -- (allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could")
  
  retaining essential Elements1.) Elements -- (violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements); "they felt the full fury of the elements")
  
  1.) Component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient -- (an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech")
  
  elements; "The Manuscript1.) Manuscript, ms -- (the form of a literary work submitted for publication)
  
  2.) Manuscript, holograph -- (handwritten book or document)
  
  manuscript must be shortened")

• dilute, Thin1.) Thin -- (lose thickness; become thin or thinner)
  
  2.) Thin -- (make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution")
  
  thin, thin out, Reduce1.) Reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down -- (cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits")
  
  2.) Reduce -- (make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question")
  
  reduce, cut -- (Lessen1.) Decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper")
  
  2.) Decrease, lessen, minify -- (make smaller; "He decreased his staff")
  
  lessen the Strength1.) Strength -- (the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength")
  
  2.) Military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture -- (capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture")
  
  strength or Flavor1.) Spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell -- (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason")
  
  2.) Relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang -- (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
  
  flavor of a Solution1.) Solution -- (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water")
  
  2.) Solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent -- (a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places")
  
  solution or Mixture1.) Mixture -- ((chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding))
  
  2.) Concoction, mixture, intermixture -- (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade")
  
  mixture; "cut bourbon")

• cut -- (have Grow1.) Turn, grow -- (pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry")
  
  2.) Grow -- (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast")
  
  grow through the Gums1.) Chewing gum, gum -- (a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing)
  
  2.) Gingiva, gum -- (the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth)
  
  gums; "The Baby1.) Baby, babe, infant -- (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?")
  
  2.) Baby, sister -- ((slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women)
  
  baby cut a tooth")

• cut -- (Grow1.) Turn, grow -- (pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry")
  
  2.) Grow -- (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast")
  
  grow through the Gums1.) Chewing gum, gum -- (a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing)
  
  2.) Gingiva, gum -- (the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth)
  
  gums; "The New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new tooth is cutting")

• geld, cut -- (cut Off1.) Murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
  
  1.) Off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
  
  off the Testicles1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  testicles (of Male1.) Male -- (an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova))
  
  2.) Male, male person -- (a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies)
  
  male animals such as horses); "the Vet1.) Veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon, vet -- (a doctor who practices veterinary medicine)
  
  2.) Veteran, vet, ex-serviceman -- (a person who has served in the armed forces)
  
  vet gelded the Young1.) Young, offspring -- (any immature animal)
  
  2.) Young, Loretta Young -- (United States film and television actress (1913-2000))
  
  young horse")

Overview of adj cut
      »   The adj cut has 10 meanings (first 3 from tagged texts)

• cut -- (Separated1.) Separate, divide -- (act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries")
  
  2.) Separate, disunite, divide, part -- (force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea")
  
  separated into Parts1.) Parts -- (the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years")
  
  1.) Part, portion, component part, component -- (something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach")
  
  parts or Laid1.) Put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")
  
  2.) Lay, put down, repose -- (put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed")
  
  laid open or Penetrated1.) Penetrate, perforate -- (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest")
  
  2.) Penetrate, fathom, bottom -- (come to understand)
  
  penetrated with a Sharp1.) Sharp -- (a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named)
  
  2.) Sharp -- (a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point)
  
  sharp edge or Instrument1.) Instrument -- (a device that requires skill for proper use)
  
  2.) Instrument, tool -- (the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease")
  
  instrument; "the cut Surface1.) Surface -- (the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface")
  
  2.) Surface -- (the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface")
  
  surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "Blood1.) Blood -- (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions")
  
  2.) Lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock -- (the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors")
  
  blood from his cut forehead"; "Bandages1.) Bandage, patch -- (a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body)
  
  1.) Bind, bandage -- (wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose)
  
  bandages on her cut wrists")

• cut -- (Fashioned1.) Fashion, forge -- (make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks")
  
  1.) Fashioned -- (planned and made or fashioned artistically; "beautifully fashioned dresses")
  
  fashioned or Shaped1.) Determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate -- (shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion")
  
  2.) Shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword")
  
  shaped by Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet")

• cut, Shortened1.) Shorten -- (make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness")
  
  2.) Abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
  
  shortened -- (with Parts1.) Parts -- (the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years")
  
  1.) Part, portion, component part, component -- (something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach")
  
  parts removed; "the Drastically1.) Drastically -- (in a drastic manner)
  
  drastically cut film")

• trimmed, cut -- (Made1.) Make, do -- (engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution")
  
  2.) Make, get -- (give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear")
  
  made neat and Tidy1.) Tidy -- (receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials))
  
  1.) Tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away -- (put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!")
  
  tidy by Trimming1.) Trimming -- (the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree")
  
  2.) Trimming, trim, passementerie -- (a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt")
  
  trimming; "his Neatly1.) Neatly -- (with neatness; "she put the slippers under the bed neatly")
  
  neatly trimmed hair")

• mown, cut -- ((used of Grass1.) Grass -- (narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)
  
  2.) Grass, Gunter Grass, Gunter Wilhelm Grass -- (German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927))
  
  grass or Vegetation1.) Vegetation, flora, botany -- (all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China")
  
  2.) Vegetation -- (the process of growth in plants)
  
  vegetation) cut down with a Hand1.) Hand, manus, mitt, paw -- (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt")
  
  2.) Hired hand, hand, hired man -- (a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand")
  
  hand implement or Machine1.) Machine -- (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
  
  2.) Machine -- (an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine")
  
  machine; "the Smell1.) Smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception -- (the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses")
  
  2.) Olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent -- (any property detected by the olfactory system)
  
  smell of Newly1.) Recently, newly, freshly, fresh, new -- (very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes")
  
  newly mown hay")

• cut -- ((of Pages1.) Page -- (one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains)
  
  2.) Page, Sri Frederick Handley Page -- (English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962))
  
  pages of a Book1.) Book -- (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics")
  
  2.) Book, volume -- (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop")
  
  book) having the Folds1.) Fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow")
  
  2.) Congregation, fold, faithful -- (a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church)
  
  folds of the Leaves1.) Leaf, leafage, foliage -- (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)
  
  2.) Leaf, folio -- (a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book))
  
  leaves trimmed or Slit1.) Slit -- (a long narrow opening)
  
  2.) Cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat -- (obscene terms for female genitals)
  
  slit; "the cut Pages1.) Page -- (one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains)
  
  2.) Page, Sri Frederick Handley Page -- (English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962))
  
  pages of the book")

• cut, Emasculated1.) Emasculate, castrate -- (deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law")
  
  2.) Emasculate, castrate, demasculinize, demasculinise -- (remove the testicles of a male animal)
  
  emasculated, gelded -- ((of a Male1.) Male -- (an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova))
  
  2.) Male, male person -- (a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies)
  
  male animal) having the Testicles1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  testicles removed; "a cut horse")

• cut, Gashed1.) Slash, gash -- (cut open; "she slashed her wrists")
  
  1.) Cut, gashed, slashed -- (wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass")
  
  gashed, slashed -- (Wounded1.) Wounded, maimed -- (people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell")
  
  1.) Injure, wound -- (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
  
  wounded by Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  cutting deeply; "got a Gashed1.) Slash, gash -- (cut open; "she slashed her wrists")
  
  1.) Cut, gashed, slashed -- (wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass")
  
  gashed arm in a Knife1.) Knife -- (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
  
  2.) Knife -- (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
  
  knife fight"; "had a Slashed1.) Slash, cut down -- (cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete)
  
  2.) Flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce -- (beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced")
  
  slashed cheek from the Broken1.) Interrupt, break -- (terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty")
  
  2.) Break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart -- (become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart")
  
  broken glass")

• cut, Slashed1.) Slash, cut down -- (cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete)
  
  2.) Flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce -- (beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced")
  
  slashed -- ((used of Rates1.) Rates -- (a local tax on property (usually used in the plural))
  
  1.) Rate, charge per unit -- (amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5")
  
  rates or Prices1.) Price, terms, damage -- (the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?")
  
  2.) Monetary value, price, cost -- (the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection")
  
  prices) reduced Usually1.) Normally, usually, unremarkably, commonly, ordinarily -- (under normal conditions; "usually she was late")
  
  usually sharply; "the Slashed1.) Slash, cut down -- (cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete)
  
  2.) Flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce -- (beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced")
  
  slashed prices Attracted1.) Attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in -- (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers")
  
  2.) Attract -- (exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies")
  
  attracted buyers")

• cut, Thinned1.) Thin -- (lose thickness; become thin or thinner)
  
  2.) Thin -- (make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution")
  
  thinned, weakened -- (Mixed1.) Blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge -- (mix together different elements; "The colors blend well")
  
  2.) Desegregate, integrate, mix -- (open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated")
  
  mixed with Water1.) Water, H2O -- (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)
  
  2.) Body of water, water -- (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge")
  
  water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a Cup1.) Cup -- (a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces)
  
  2.) Cup, cupful -- (the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar")
  
  cup of Thinned1.) Thin -- (lose thickness; become thin or thinner)
  
  2.) Thin -- (make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution")
  
  thinned soup")

Related Terms - "Cut"

Meaning 1 of Cutcut decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"s in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"s in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"s in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"s in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"s in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"s in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

• Moderation1.) Moderation, moderateness -- (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
  
  2.) Easing, moderation, relief -- (a change for the better)
  
  Moderation, Mitigation1.) Extenuation, mitigation, palliation -- (to act in such a Way1.) Manner, mode, style, way, fashion -- (how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion")
  
  2.) Means, agency, way -- (how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success")
  
  Way - How something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" as to cause an offense to seem less serious)
  
  2.) Extenuation, mitigation -- (a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances)
  
  Mitigation - Quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

• Lowering1.) Lowering -- (the act of causing to become less)
  
  2.) Lowering, letting down -- (the act of causing something to move to a lower level)
  
  Lowering - The act of causing to become less

• Cutback1.) Cutback -- (a reduction in quantity or rate)
  
  Cutback - A reduction in quantity or rate

• Devaluation1.) Devaluation -- (an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries)
  
  2.) Devaluation -- (the reduction of something's value or worth)
  
  Devaluation - An official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries

• Devitalization1.) Devitalization, devitalisation -- (the act of reducing the vitality of something)
  
  Devitalization, Devitalisation1.) Devitalization, devitalisation -- (the act of reducing the vitality of something)
  
  Devitalisation - The act of reducing the vitality of something

• Extenuation1.) Extenuation, mitigation -- (a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances)
  
  2.) Extenuation, mitigation, palliation -- (to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious)
  
  Extenuation, Mitigation1.) Extenuation, mitigation, palliation -- (to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious)
  
  2.) Extenuation, mitigation -- (a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances)
  
  Mitigation, Palliation1.) Palliation -- (easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause)
  
  2.) Extenuation, mitigation, palliation -- (to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious)
  
  Palliation - A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

• Easing1.) Easing, moderation, relief -- (a change for the better)
  
  2.) Easing, easement, alleviation, relief -- (the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain")
  
  Easing, Easement1.) Easement -- ((law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land))
  
  2.) Easing, easement, alleviation, relief -- (the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain")
  
  Easement, Alleviation1.) Relief, alleviation, assuagement -- (the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief")
  
  2.) Easing, easement, alleviation, relief -- (the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain")
  
  Alleviation, Relief1.) Relief, alleviation, assuagement -- (the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief")
  
  2.) Relief, ease -- (the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease")
  
  Relief - A change for the better

• De-escalation1.) De-escalation -- ((war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war))
  
  De-escalation - (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)

• Minimization1.) Minimization, minimisation -- (the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position)
  
  Minimization, Minimisation1.) Minimization, minimisation -- (the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position)
  
  Minimisation - The act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position

• Depletion1.) Depletion -- (the act of decreasing something markedly)
  
  2.) Depletion -- (the state of being depleted)
  
  Depletion - The act of decreasing something markedly

• Shortening1.) Shortening -- (fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods)
  
  2.) Shortening -- (act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening")
  
  Shortening - Fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

• Shrinking1.) Shrinking, shrinkage -- (process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage")
  
  2.) Shrinking -- (the act of becoming less)
  
  Shrinking - Process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

• Subtraction1.) Subtraction, minus -- (an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one")
  
  2.) Subtraction, deduction -- (the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks")
  
  Subtraction, Deduction1.) Tax write-off, tax deduction, deduction -- (a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket)
  
  2.) Deduction, discount -- (an amount or percentage deducted)
  
  Deduction - An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one"

• Deflation1.) Deflation -- ((geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape")
  
  2.) Deflation -- (a Contraction1.) Contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction -- ((physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber))
  
  2.) Compression, condensation, contraction -- (the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling")
  
  Contraction - (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices)
  
  Deflation - (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"

• Discount1.) Discount, price reduction, deduction -- (the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise)
  
  2.) Discount rate, discount, bank discount -- (interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan)
  
  Discount, Price reduction1.) Discount, price reduction, deduction -- (the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise)
  
  Price reduction, Deduction1.) Tax write-off, tax deduction, deduction -- (a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket)
  
  2.) Deduction, discount -- (an amount or percentage deducted)
  
  Deduction - The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

• Rollback1.) Rollback, push back -- (the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw)
  
  2.) Rollback -- (reducing prices back to some earlier level)
  
  Rollback - The act of forcing the enemy to withdraw

• Weakening1.) Weakening -- (becoming weaker)
  
  2.) Weakening -- (the act of reducing the strength of something)
  
  Weakening - Becoming weaker

• Depreciation1.) Depreciation -- (a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen")
  
  2.) Depreciation, wear and tear -- (decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use)
  
  Depreciation - A decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"

• contraction - no definition found

• Reverse Split1.) Split -- (extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back))
  
  2.) Split -- (a bottle containing half the usual amount)
  
  Split - Extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)1.) Reverse split, reverse stock split, split down -- (a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity)
  
  Reverse split, Reverse stock split1.) Reverse split, reverse stock split, split down -- (a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity)
  
  Reverse stock split, Split down1.) Reverse split, reverse stock split, split down -- (a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity)
  
  Split down - A decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

• Amortization1.) Amortization, amortisation -- (the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years)
  
  2.) Amortization, amortisation -- (payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers)
  
  Amortization, Amortisation1.) Amortization, amortisation -- (the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years)
  
  2.) Amortization, amortisation -- (payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers)
  
  Amortisation - The reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years

• Declassification1.) Declassification -- (reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon)
  
  Declassification - Reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon

• Tax shelter1.) Tax shelter, shelter -- (a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings)
  
  Tax shelter, Shelter1.) Shelter -- (a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)
  
  2.) Shelter -- (protective covering that provides protection from the weather)
  
  Shelter - A way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

• Tax credit1.) Tax credit -- (a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket))
  
  Tax credit - A direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket)

Meaning 2 of Cutcut, gash, slash, slice wound, lesion

• Raw wound1.) Raw wound -- (a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue)
  
  Raw wound - A wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue

• Stigmata1.) Stigmata -- (marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ)
  
  1.) Stigma -- (the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil)
  
  Stigmata - Marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

• Abrasion1.) Abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation -- (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)
  
  2.) Abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition -- (erosion by friction)
  
  Abrasion, Scratch1.) Abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation -- (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)
  
  2.) Incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent -- (a depression scratched or carved into a surface)
  
  Scratch, Scrape1.) Scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching -- (a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her")
  
  2.) Abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation -- (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)
  
  Scrape, Excoriation1.) Abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation -- (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)
  
  2.) Excoriation -- (severe censure)
  
  Excoriation - An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Gash1.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  2.) Cut, gash -- (a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation)
  
  Gash, Slash1.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  2.) Slash -- (an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind))
  
  Slash, Slice1.) Slice, piece -- (a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue")
  
  2.) Piece, slice -- (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread")
  
  Slice - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

• Laceration1.) Laceration -- (a torn ragged wound)
  
  2.) Laceration -- (the act of lacerating)
  
  Laceration - A torn ragged wound

• Bite1.) Bite -- (a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person)
  
  2.) Morsel, bit, bite -- (a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread")
  
  Bite - A wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

Meaning 3 of Cutcut, cut of meat meat

• Stew meat1.) Stew meat -- (tough meat that needs stewing to be edible)
  
  Stew meat - Tough meat that needs stewing to be edible

• Bird1.) Bird -- (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
  
  2.) Bird, fowl -- (the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food)
  
  Bird, Fowl1.) Domestic fowl, fowl, poultry -- (a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl)
  
  2.) Bird, fowl -- (the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food)
  
  Fowl - Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

• Game1.) Game -- (a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours")
  
  2.) Game -- (a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game")
  
  Game - A single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours"

• Dark meat1.) Dark meat -- (the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food)
  
  Dark meat - The flesh of the legs of fowl used as food

• Raw meat1.) Raw meat -- (uncooked meat)
  
  Raw meat - Uncooked meat

• Red meat1.) Red meat -- (meat that is dark in color before cooking (as beef, venison, Lamb1.) Lamb -- (young sheep)
  
  2.) Lamb, Charles Lamb, Elia -- (English essayist (1775-1834))
  
  Lamb - Young sheep, mutton))
  
  Red meat - Meat that is dark in color before cooking (as beef, venison, lamb, mutton)

• Variety meat1.) Variety meat, organs -- (edible viscera of a butchered animal)
  
  Variety meat, Organs1.) Variety meat, organs -- (edible viscera of a butchered animal)
  
  1.) Organ -- (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
  
  Organs - Edible viscera of a butchered animal

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Cut of meat1.) Cut, cut of meat -- (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
  
  Cut of meat - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

• Cold cuts1.) Cold cuts -- (sliced assorted cold meats)
  
  Cold cuts - Sliced assorted cold meats

• Beef1.) Beef, beef cattle -- (cattle that are reared for their meat)
  
  2.) Beef, boeuf -- (meat from an adult domestic bovine)
  
  Beef, Boeuf1.) Beef, boeuf -- (meat from an adult domestic bovine)
  
  Boeuf - Cattle that are reared for their meat

• Carbonado1.) Carbonado, black diamond -- (an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing)
  
  2.) Carbonado -- (a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled)
  
  Carbonado - An inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing

• Halal1.) Halal -- ((Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah)
  
  1.) Halal -- (proper or legitimate; "the fund earns halal profits in full compliance with the Shari'a")
  
  Halal - (Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah

• Jerky1.) Jerky, jerked meat, jerk -- (meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun)
  
  1.) Arrhythmic, jerking, jerky -- (not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat")
  
  Jerky, Jerked meat1.) Jerky, jerked meat, jerk -- (meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun)
  
  Jerked meat, Jerk1.) Jerk, dork -- (a dull stupid fatuous person)
  
  2.) Jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade -- (an abrupt spasmodic movement)
  
  Jerk - Meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

• Pemmican1.) Pemmican, pemican -- (lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians)
  
  Pemmican, Pemican1.) Pemmican, pemican -- (lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians)
  
  Pemican - Lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians

• Veal1.) Veal, veau -- (meat from a calf)
  
  Veal, Veau1.) Veal, veau -- (meat from a calf)
  
  Veau - Meat from a calf

• Horsemeat1.) Horsemeat, horseflesh -- (the flesh of horses as food)
  
  Horsemeat, Horseflesh1.) Horsemeat, horseflesh -- (the flesh of horses as food)
  
  Horseflesh - The flesh of horses as food

• Mouton1.) Mouton, mutton -- (meat from a mature domestic sheep)
  
  Mouton, Mutton1.) Mouton, mutton -- (meat from a mature domestic sheep)
  
  2.) Em, mutton, mut -- (the square of a body of any size of type)
  
  Mutton - Meat from a mature domestic sheep

• lamb - no definition found

• Pork1.) Pork, porc -- (meat from a domestic hog or pig)
  
  2.) Pork barrel, pork -- (a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents)
  
  Pork, Porc1.) Pork, porc -- (meat from a domestic hog or pig)
  
  Porc - Meat from a domestic hog or pig

• Sausage1.) Sausage -- (highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings)
  
  2.) Blimp, sausage balloon, sausage -- (a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon)
  
  Sausage - Highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

• Sausage meat1.) Sausage meat -- (any meat that is minced and spiced and cooked as patties or used to fill sausages)
  
  Sausage meat - Any meat that is minced and spiced and cooked as patties or used to fill sausages

• Escargot1.) Escargot, snail -- (edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic)
  
  Escargot, Snail1.) Snail -- (freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell)
  
  2.) Escargot, snail -- (edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic)
  
  Snail - Edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

Meaning 4 of Cutcut, track excerpt, excerption, extract, selection

• Chrestomathy1.) Chrestomathy -- (a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language)
  
  Chrestomathy - A selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language

REFRENCED BY

• Haftorah1.) Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah -- (a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah)
  
  Haftorah, Haftarah1.) Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah -- (a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah)
  
  Haftarah, Haphtorah1.) Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah -- (a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah)
  
  Haphtorah, Haphtarah1.) Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah -- (a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah)
  
  Haphtarah - A short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah

• Analects1.) Analects, analecta -- (a collection of excerpts from a literary work)
  
  Analects, Analecta1.) Analects, analecta -- (a collection of excerpts from a literary work)
  
  Analecta - A collection of excerpts from a literary work

• Clipping1.) Clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting -- (an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings")
  
  2.) Trim, trimming, clipping -- (cutting down to the desired size or shape)
  
  Clipping, Newspaper clipping1.) Clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting -- (an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings")
  
  Newspaper clipping, Press clipping1.) Clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting -- (an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings")
  
  Press clipping, Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  Cutting, Press cutting1.) Clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting -- (an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings")
  
  Press cutting - An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Track1.) Path, track, course -- (a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river")
  
  2.) Lead, track, trail -- (evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator")
  
  Track - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

• Quotation1.) Citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation -- (a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases")
  
  2.) Quotation, quote, citation -- (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)
  
  Quotation, Quote1.) Quotation mark, quote, inverted comma -- (a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else)
  
  2.) Quotation, quote, citation -- (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)
  
  Quote, Citation1.) Citation, commendation -- (an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement)
  
  2.) Citation -- ((law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.))
  
  Citation - A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"

Meaning 5 of Cutcut, cutting opening

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  Cutting - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

Meaning 6 of Cutcut share, portion, part, percentage

• Tranche1.) Tranche -- (a portion of something (especially money))
  
  Tranche - A portion of something (especially money)

• Dispensation1.) Dispensation -- (an exemption from some rule or obligation)
  
  2.) Dispensation -- (a share that has been dispensed or distributed)
  
  Dispensation - An exemption from some rule or obligation

• Dole1.) Dole -- (a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given)
  
  2.) Dole, pogy, pogey -- (money received from the state)
  
  Dole - A share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given

• way - no definition found

• Ration1.) Ration -- (the food Allowance1.) Allowance -- (an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous")
  
  2.) Allowance -- (a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses)
  
  Allowance - An amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous" for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced")
  
  2.) Ration -- (a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity))
  
  Ration - The food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"

• allowance - no definition found

• Slice1.) Slice, piece -- (a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue")
  
  2.) Piece, slice -- (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread")
  
  Slice, Piece1.) Piece -- (a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence")
  
  2.) Piece -- (an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";)
  
  Piece - A share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"

• split - no definition found

• Interest1.) Interest, involvement -- (a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music")
  
  2.) Interest, interestingness -- (the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room")
  
  Interest, Stake1.) Interest, stake -- ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future")
  
  2.) Post, stake -- (a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake")
  
  Stake - A sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"

• Profit sharing1.) Profit sharing -- (a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business)
  
  Profit sharing - A system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business

• cut - no definition found

• Allotment1.) Allotment, allocation -- (a share set aside for a specific purpose)
  
  2.) Allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation -- (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state")
  
  Allotment, Allocation1.) Allotment, allocation -- (a share set aside for a specific purpose)
  
  2.) Allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation -- (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state")
  
  Allocation - A share set aside for a specific purpose

Meaning 7 of Cutcut gradation, step

• cut - no definition found

Meaning 8 of Cutcut, gash furrow

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Gash1.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  2.) Cut, gash -- (a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation)
  
  Gash - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

Meaning 9 of Cutcut transition

• Flashback1.) Flashback -- (a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story)
  
  2.) Flashback -- (an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier))
  
  Flashback - A transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

• Flash-forward1.) Flash-forward -- (a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story)
  
  Flash-forward - A transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

• Dissolve1.) Dissolve -- ((film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out)
  
  1.) Dissolve, resolve, Break1.) Interruption, Break1.) Interruption, break -- (some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt")
  
  2.) Break, good luck, happy chance -- (an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break")
  
  Break - Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" -- (some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt")
  
  2.) Break, good luck, happy chance -- (an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break")
  
  Break - Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" up -- (cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water")
  
  Dissolve - (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

• cut - no definition found

• Jump1.) Jump, leap -- (a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance")
  
  2.) Leap, jump, saltation -- (an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues")
  
  Jump - A sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"

Meaning 10 of Cutcut, cutting division

• Parcellation1.) Parcellation -- (the division into parcels; "the increasing Parcellation1.) Parcellation -- (the division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation")
  
  Parcellation - The division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation" of land with every generation")
  
  Parcellation - The division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation"

• Cleavage1.) Cleavage -- (the state of being split or cleft; "there was a Cleavage1.) Cleavage -- (the state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members")
  
  2.) Cleavage -- (the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules)
  
  Cleavage - The state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members" between the liberal and conservative members")
  
  2.) Cleavage -- (the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules)
  
  Cleavage - The state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members"

• Bisection1.) Bisection -- (dividing into two equal parts)
  
  Bisection - Dividing into two equal parts

• Quartering1.) Quartering -- (a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages)
  
  2.) Quartering -- (living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel))
  
  Quartering - A coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages

• Schism1.) Schism, split -- (division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy")
  
  2.) Schism -- (the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences)
  
  Schism, Split1.) Split -- (extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back))
  
  2.) Split -- (a bottle containing half the usual amount)
  
  Split - Division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  Cutting - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

• Atomization1.) Atomization, atomisation, fragmentation -- (separating something into fine particles)
  
  2.) Atomization, atomisation -- (annihilation by reducing something to atoms)
  
  Atomization, Atomisation1.) Atomization, atomisation, fragmentation -- (separating something into fine particles)
  
  2.) Atomization, atomisation -- (annihilation by reducing something to atoms)
  
  Atomisation, Fragmentation1.) Atomization, atomisation, fragmentation -- (separating something into fine particles)
  
  2.) Fragmentation -- (the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships)
  
  Fragmentation - Separating something into fine particles

• Branching1.) Branching, ramification, fork, forking -- (the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
  
  1.) Ramify, branch -- (grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large")
  
  Branching, Ramification1.) Branching, ramification, fork, forking -- (the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
  
  2.) Branch, leg, ramification -- (a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches")
  
  Ramification, Fork1.) Fork -- (cutlery used for serving and eating food)
  
  2.) Branching, ramification, fork, forking -- (the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
  
  Fork, Forking1.) Furcation, forking -- (the place where something divides into branches)
  
  2.) Branching, ramification, fork, forking -- (the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
  
  Forking - The act of branching out or dividing into branches

• Dichotomization1.) Dichotomization, dichotomisation -- (the act of dividing into two sharply different categories)
  
  Dichotomization, Dichotomisation1.) Dichotomization, dichotomisation -- (the act of dividing into two sharply different categories)
  
  Dichotomisation - The act of dividing into two sharply different categories

• Quantization1.) Quantization, quantisation -- (the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory)
  
  Quantization, Quantisation1.) Quantization, quantisation -- (the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory)
  
  Quantisation - The act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory

• Fractionation1.) Fractionation, fractional process -- (a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components)
  
  2.) Fractionation -- (separation into portions)
  
  Fractionation - A process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components

• Syllabication1.) Syllabication, syllabification -- (forming or dividing words into syllables)
  
  Syllabication, Syllabification1.) Syllabication, syllabification -- (forming or dividing words into syllables)
  
  Syllabification - Forming or dividing words into syllables

• Word division1.) Word division, hyphenation -- (division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page)
  
  Word division, Hyphenation1.) Word division, hyphenation -- (division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page)
  
  2.) Hyphenation -- (connecting syllables and words by hyphens)
  
  Hyphenation - Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  Cutting - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

Meaning 11 of Cutdeletion, excision, cut editing, redaction

• Copy editing1.) Copy editing -- (putting something into a form suitable for a printer)
  
  1.) Copyread, subedit, copyedit -- (edit and correct (written or printed material))
  
  Copy editing - Putting something into a form suitable for a printer

• Deletion1.) Omission, deletion -- (any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases)
  
  2.) Deletion -- ((genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome)
  
  Deletion, Excision1.) Deletion, excision, cut -- (the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause")
  
  2.) Ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision -- (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)
  
  Excision, Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut - Any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases

• Correction1.) Correction, rectification -- (the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right)
  
  2.) Correction, fudge factor -- (a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure)
  
  Correction - The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

• Rewriting1.) Rewriting, revising -- (editing that involves writing something again)
  
  1.) Rewrite -- (write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis")
  
  Rewriting, Revising1.) Rewriting, revising -- (editing that involves writing something again)
  
  1.) Revise -- (make revisions in; "revise a thesis")
  
  Revising - Editing that involves writing something again

Meaning 12 of Cutcut fashion

• Cult of personality1.) Cult of personality -- (intense devotion to a particular person)
  
  Cult of personality - Intense devotion to a particular person

• cut - no definition found

• Haute couture1.) Haute couture, high fashion, high style -- (trend-setting fashions)
  
  Haute couture, High fashion1.) Haute couture, high fashion, high style -- (trend-setting fashions)
  
  High fashion, High style1.) Haute couture, high fashion, high style -- (trend-setting fashions)
  
  High style - Trend-setting fashions

• Fad1.) Fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage -- (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season")
  
  Fad, Craze1.) Fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage -- (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season")
  
  2.) Craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria -- (state of violent mental agitation)
  
  Craze, Furor1.) Fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage -- (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season")
  
  2.) Furor, furore -- (a sudden outburst (as of protest))
  
  Furor, Furore1.) Fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage -- (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season")
  
  2.) Furor, furore -- (a sudden outburst (as of protest))
  
  Furore, Cult1.) Cult -- (adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices)
  
  2.) Fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage -- (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season")
  
  Cult, Rage1.) Fury, rage, madness -- (a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage")
  
  2.) Rage -- (a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer")
  
  Rage - An interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

• Retro1.) Retro -- (a fashion reminiscent of the past)
  
  1.) Ex post facto, retroactive, retro -- (affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay")
  
  Retro - A fashion reminiscent of the past

Meaning 13 of Cutcut, cutting, cutting off shortening

• Abbreviation1.) Abbreviation -- (a shortened form of a word or phrase)
  
  2.) Abbreviation -- (shortening something by omitting parts of it)
  
  Abbreviation - A shortened form of a word or phrase

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  Cutting, Cutting off1.) Abscission, cutting off -- (the act of cutting something off)
  
  2.) Cut, cutting, cutting off -- (the act of shortening something by choping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut")
  
  Cutting off - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

• Contraction1.) Contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction -- ((physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber))
  
  2.) Compression, condensation, contraction -- (the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling")
  
  Contraction, Muscular contraction1.) Contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction -- ((physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber))
  
  Muscular contraction, Muscle contraction1.) Contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction -- ((physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber))
  
  Muscle contraction - (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

• Truncation1.) Shortness, truncation -- (the property of being truncated or short)
  
  2.) Truncation -- (the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces))
  
  Truncation - The property of being truncated or short

Meaning 14 of Cutbaseball swing, swing, cut stroke, shot

• break - no definition found

• Carom1.) Ricochet, carom -- (a glancing rebound)
  
  2.) Carom, cannon -- (a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other)
  
  Carom, Cannon1.) Cannon -- (a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels)
  
  2.) Cannon -- (heavy gun fired from a tank)
  
  Cannon - A glancing rebound

• Masse1.) Masse, masse shot -- (a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball)
  
  Masse, Masse shot1.) Masse, masse shot -- (a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball)
  
  Masse shot - A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball

• Miscue1.) Miscue -- (a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball)
  
  2.) Slip, slip-up, Miscue1.) Miscue -- (a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball)
  
  2.) Slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis -- (a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.)
  
  Miscue - A faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball, parapraxis -- (a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.)
  
  Miscue - A faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Undercut1.) Undercut -- (the material removed by a cut made underneath)
  
  2.) Tenderloin, undercut -- (the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column)
  
  Undercut - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

• Swipe1.) Swipe -- (a sweeping stroke or blow)
  
  1.) Swipe -- (strike with a swiping motion)
  
  Swipe - A sweeping stroke or blow

• Tennis stroke1.) Tennis stroke, tennis shot -- (the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket)
  
  Tennis stroke, Tennis shot1.) Tennis stroke, tennis shot -- (the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket)
  
  Tennis shot - The act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket

• Baseball swing1.) Baseball swing, swing, cut -- (in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball")
  
  Baseball swing, Swing1.) Swing -- (a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things")
  
  2.) Swing -- (mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
  
  Swing, Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut - In baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"

• Golf stroke1.) Golf stroke, golf shot, swing -- (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
  
  Golf stroke, Golf shot1.) Golf stroke, golf shot, swing -- (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
  
  Golf shot, Swing1.) Swing -- (a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things")
  
  2.) Swing -- (mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
  
  Swing - The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

Meaning 15 of Cutstinger, cut abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification

• Low blow1.) Low blow -- (unscrupulous abuse)
  
  Low blow - Unscrupulous abuse

• Scurrility1.) Scurrility, billingsgate -- (foul-mouthed or obscene abuse)
  
  Scurrility, Billingsgate1.) Scurrility, billingsgate -- (foul-mouthed or obscene abuse)
  
  Billingsgate - Foul-mouthed or obscene abuse

• Stinger1.) Stinger -- (a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy)
  
  2.) Stinger, cut -- (a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all")
  
  Stinger, Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut - A cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy

• Vituperation1.) Vituperation, invective, vitriol -- (abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will)
  
  Vituperation, Invective1.) Vituperation, invective, vitriol -- (abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will)
  
  Invective, Vitriol1.) Vitriol, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid -- ((H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry)
  
  2.) Vituperation, invective, vitriol -- (abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will)
  
  Vitriol - Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

Meaning 16 of Cutcut canal REFRENCED BY

• Caledonian Canal1.) Caledonian Canal -- (a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used)
  
  Caledonian Canal - A canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used

REFRENCED BY

• Caloosahatchee Canal1.) Caloosahatchee Canal -- (a canal that connects Lake Okeechobee with the Caloosahatchee River in southern Florida to form part of the Cross-Florida Waterway)
  
  Caloosahatchee Canal - A canal that connects Lake Okeechobee with the Caloosahatchee River in southern Florida to form part of the Cross-Florida Waterway

• cut - no definition found

• Industrial watercourse1.) Industrial watercourse -- (a canal that is operated by one or more industries)
  
  Industrial watercourse - A canal that is operated by one or more industries

• Raceway1.) Raceway, race -- (a canal for a current of water)
  
  2.) Racetrack, racecourse, raceway, track -- (a course over which races are run)
  
  Raceway, Race1.) Race -- (any competition; "the race for the presidency")
  
  2.) Race -- (people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings")
  
  Race - A canal for a current of water

• Ship canal1.) Ship canal, shipway -- (a canal large enough for seagoing vessels)
  
  Ship canal, Shipway1.) Ways, shipway, slipway -- (structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired)
  
  2.) Ship canal, shipway -- (a canal large enough for seagoing vessels)
  
  Shipway - A canal large enough for seagoing vessels

REFRENCED BY

• Grand Canal1.) Grand Canal1.) Grand Canal -- (the major waterway in Venice, Italy)
  
  2.) Grand Canal -- (an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south)
  
  Grand Canal - The major waterway in Venice, Italy -- (the major waterway in Venice, Italy)
  
  2.) Grand Canal -- (an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south)
  
  Grand Canal - The major waterway in Venice, Italy

REFRENCED BY

• Grand Canal - no definition found

REFRENCED BY

• Cape Cod Canal1.) Cape Cod Canal -- (a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay)
  
  Cape Cod Canal - A canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay

REFRENCED BY

• Erie Canal1.) Erie Canal -- (an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal1.) New York State Barge Canal -- (a system of canals crossing New York State and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and Lake Champlain)
  
  New York State Barge Canal - A system of canals crossing New York State and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and Lake Champlain)
  
  Erie Canal - An artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal

REFRENCED BY

• New York State Barge Canal - no definition found

Meaning 17 of Cutsnub, cut, cold shoulder rebuff, slight

• Snub1.) Rebuff, snub, repulse -- (an instance of driving away or warding off)
  
  2.) Snub, cut, cold shoulder -- (a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional")
  
  Snub, Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Cold shoulder1.) Snub, cut, cold shoulder -- (a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional")
  
  1.) Slight, cold-shoulder -- (pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance")
  
  Cold shoulder - An instance of driving away or warding off

• Silent treatment1.) Silent treatment -- (an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know)
  
  Silent treatment - An aloof refusal to speak to someone you know

Meaning 18 of Cutcut, undercut stroke, shot

• break - no definition found

• Carom1.) Ricochet, carom -- (a glancing rebound)
  
  2.) Carom, cannon -- (a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other)
  
  Carom, Cannon1.) Cannon -- (a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels)
  
  2.) Cannon -- (heavy gun fired from a tank)
  
  Cannon - A glancing rebound

• Masse1.) Masse, masse shot -- (a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball)
  
  Masse, Masse shot1.) Masse, masse shot -- (a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball)
  
  Masse shot - A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball

• miscue - no definition found

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Undercut1.) Undercut -- (the material removed by a cut made underneath)
  
  2.) Tenderloin, undercut -- (the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column)
  
  Undercut - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

• Swipe1.) Swipe -- (a sweeping stroke or blow)
  
  1.) Swipe -- (strike with a swiping motion)
  
  Swipe - A sweeping stroke or blow

• Tennis stroke1.) Tennis stroke, tennis shot -- (the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket)
  
  Tennis stroke, Tennis shot1.) Tennis stroke, tennis shot -- (the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket)
  
  Tennis shot - The act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket

• Baseball swing1.) Baseball swing, swing, cut -- (in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball")
  
  Baseball swing, Swing1.) Swing -- (a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things")
  
  2.) Swing -- (mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
  
  Swing, Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut - In baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"

• Golf stroke1.) Golf stroke, golf shot, swing -- (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
  
  Golf stroke, Golf shot1.) Golf stroke, golf shot, swing -- (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
  
  Golf shot, Swing1.) Swing -- (a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things")
  
  2.) Swing -- (mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
  
  Swing - The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

Meaning 19 of Cutcut, cutting division

• parcellation - no definition found

• cleavage - no definition found

• Bisection1.) Bisection -- (dividing into two equal parts)
  
  Bisection - Dividing into two equal parts

• Quartering1.) Quartering -- (a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages)
  
  2.) Quartering -- (living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel))
  
  Quartering - A coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages

• Schism1.) Schism, split -- (division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy")
  
  2.) Schism -- (the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences)
  
  Schism, Split1.) Split -- (extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back))
  
  2.) Split -- (a bottle containing half the usual amount)
  
  Split - Division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  Cutting - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

• Atomization1.) Atomization, atomisation, fragmentation -- (separating something into fine particles)
  
  2.) Atomization, atomisation -- (annihilation by reducing something to atoms)
  
  Atomization, Atomisation1.) Atomization, atomisation, fragmentation -- (separating something into fine particles)
  
  2.) Atomization, atomisation -- (annihilation by reducing something to atoms)
  
  Atomisation, Fragmentation1.) Atomization, atomisation, fragmentation -- (separating something into fine particles)
  
  2.) Fragmentation -- (the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships)
  
  Fragmentation - Separating something into fine particles

• Branching1.) Branching, ramification, fork, forking -- (the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
  
  1.) Ramify, branch -- (grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large")
  
  Branching, Ramification1.) Branching, ramification, fork, forking -- (the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
  
  2.) Branch, leg, ramification -- (a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches")
  
  Ramification, Fork1.) Fork -- (cutlery used for serving and eating food)
  
  2.) Branching, ramification, fork, forking -- (the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
  
  Fork, Forking1.) Furcation, forking -- (the place where something divides into branches)
  
  2.) Branching, ramification, fork, forking -- (the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
  
  Forking - The act of branching out or dividing into branches

• Dichotomization1.) Dichotomization, dichotomisation -- (the act of dividing into two sharply different categories)
  
  Dichotomization, Dichotomisation1.) Dichotomization, dichotomisation -- (the act of dividing into two sharply different categories)
  
  Dichotomisation - The act of dividing into two sharply different categories

• Quantization1.) Quantization, quantisation -- (the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory)
  
  Quantization, Quantisation1.) Quantization, quantisation -- (the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory)
  
  Quantisation - The act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory

• Fractionation1.) Fractionation, fractional process -- (a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components)
  
  2.) Fractionation -- (separation into portions)
  
  Fractionation - A process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components

• Syllabication1.) Syllabication, syllabification -- (forming or dividing words into syllables)
  
  Syllabication, Syllabification1.) Syllabication, syllabification -- (forming or dividing words into syllables)
  
  Syllabification - Forming or dividing words into syllables

• Word division1.) Word division, hyphenation -- (division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page)
  
  Word division, Hyphenation1.) Word division, hyphenation -- (division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page)
  
  2.) Hyphenation -- (connecting syllables and words by hyphens)
  
  Hyphenation - Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

• Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  Cut, Cutting1.) Film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
  
  2.) Cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
  
  Cutting - The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

Meaning 20 of Cutcut absence

• cut - no definition found

• Default1.) Default -- (loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default")
  
  2.) Default, nonpayment, nonremittal -- (act of failing to meet a financial obligation)
  
  Default - Loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"

• Absenteeism1.) Absenteeism -- (habitual absence from work)
  
  Absenteeism - Habitual absence from work