| Noun | 1. | cutting - the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film | |
| 2. | cutting - a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or graftingquickset - cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines; "a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard" stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ | |
| 3. | cutting - the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"division - the act or process of dividing dissection - cutting so as to separate into pieces scission - the act of dividing by cutting or splitting slicing - the act of cutting into slices undercut - a cut made underneath to remove material | |
| 4. | cutting - a piece cut off from the main part of somethingpiece, part - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" pruning - something that has been pruned off of a plant | |
| 5. | cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"excerpt, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" | |
| 6. | cutting - cutting away parts to create a desired shapetruncation - 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) | |
| 7. | cutting - the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"division - the act or process of dividing | |
| 8. | cutting - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"opening - becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for" gash, slash - a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument | |
| 9. | cutting - the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"dilution - weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner | |
| 10. | cutting - the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"shortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening" haircut - the act of cutting the hair shearing - removing by cutting off or clipping | |
| Adj. | 1. | cutting - (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all" | |
| 2. | cutting - unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"cold - used of physical coldness; having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer" | |
| 3. | cutting - as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" | |
| 4. | cutting - suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the cutting edge"sharp - having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point" | |