noun
                                                the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
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                                                                                                                                                                        film editing
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
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                                                noun
                                                the act of cutting something into parts
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - his cuts were skillful
- his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a piece cut off from the main part of something
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
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                                                                                                                                                                        clipping
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                newspaper clipping
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                press clipping
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                press cutting
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he searched through piles of letters and clippings
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
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                                                noun
                                                the division of a deck of cards before dealing
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal
- the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the act of diluting something
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the cutting of whiskey with water
- the thinning of paint with turpentine
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the barber gave him a good cut
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - cutting remarks
- edged satire
- a stinging comment
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                unpleasantly cold and damp
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - bleak winds of the North Atlantic
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - a cutting wind
- keen winds
- knifelike cold
- piercing knifelike pains
- piercing cold
- piercing criticism
- a stabbing pain
- lancinating pain