cost cutting | the act of cutting costs |
price cutting price cut | cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price |
cut cutting cutting off | the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends, the barber gave him a good cut |
cutting thinning | the act of diluting something, the cutting of whiskey with water, the thinning of paint with turpentine |
cut cutting | the act of cutting something into parts, his cuts were skillful, his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess |
cut cutting | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge, his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels |
abscission cutting off | the act of cutting something off |
ablation extirpation cutting out excision | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
cut 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 |
carving cutting | removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape |
film editing cutting | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
chopping board cutting board | a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut |
cutter cutlery cutting tool | a cutting implement, a tool for cutting |
cutting implement | a tool used for cutting or slicing |
cutting room | a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts) |
deckle edge deckle | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object, he rounded the edges of the box |
edge | the outside limit of an object or area or surface, a place farthest away from the center of something, the edge of the leaf is wavy, she sat on the edge of the bed, the water's edge |
edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
fore edge foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, the part opposite the spine |
knife edge cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
leading edge | forward edge of an airfoil |
razor edge | an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor |
trailing edge | the rear edge of an airfoil |
knife-edge | a narrow boundary, he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity |
edge | a slight competitive advantage, he had an edge on the competition |
edge sharpness | the attribute of urgency in tone of voice, his voice had an edge to it |
vanguard forefront cutting edge | the position of greatest importance or advancement, the leading position in any movement or field, the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England, the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy |
clipping newspaper clipping press clipping cutting press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine, he searched through piles of letters and clippings |
edge border | the boundary of a surface |
cutting | a piece cut off from the main part of something |
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 angle | the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work |
boundary edge bound | a line determining the limits of an area |
edge | provide with an edge, edge a blade |
border adjoin edge abut march butt butt against butt on | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary, Canada adjoins the U.S., England marches with Scotland |
edge in edge up | push one's way into (a space) |
edge inch | advance slowly, as if by inches, He edged towards the car |
border edge | provide with a border or edge, edge the tablecloth with embroidery |
metal-cutting | hard and sharp enough to cut metal, metal-cutting tools |
cutting keen knifelike piercing stabbing lancinate lancinating | 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 |
up-to-date cutting-edge with-it | in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style, wears only the latest style, the last thing in swimwear, cutting-edge technology, a with-it boutique |
bleak cutting raw | unpleasantly cold and damp, bleak winds of the North Atlantic |
cutting edged stinging | (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character, cutting remarks, edged satire, a stinging comment |