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 |
nail pulling nail removal | a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed |
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 |
nail-tailed wallaby nail-tailed kangaroo | small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail |
chopping board cutting board | a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut |
cigarette cigaret coffin nail butt fag | finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper, for smoking |
clout nail clout | a short nail with a flat head, used to attach sheet metal to wood |
corrugated fastener wiggle nail | a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side, hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry |
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) |
eightpenny nail | a nail . inches long |
fourpenny nail | a nail . inches long |
knife edge cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
nail | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |
nail hole | a hole left after a nail is removed |
nail polish nail enamel nail varnish | a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny |
sixpenny nail | a nail inches long |
stub nail | a short thick nail |
tenpenny nail | a nail inches long |
nail | horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |
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 |
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 |
nail | a former unit of length for cloth equal to of a yard |
cutting angle | the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work |
finalize finalise settle nail down | make final, put the last touches on, put into final form, let's finalize the proposal |
pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow specify | define clearly, I cannot narrow down the rules for this game |
complete nail | complete a pass |
collar nail apprehend arrest pick up nab cop | take into custody, the police nabbed the suspected criminals |
nail | attach something somewhere by means of nails, nail the board onto the wall |
smash nail boom blast | hit hard, He smashed a -run homer |
pinpoint nail | locate exactly, can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?, The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome |
breeze through ace pass with flying colors sweep through sail through nail | succeed at easily, She sailed through her exams, You will pass with flying colors, She nailed her astrophysics course |
nail down nail peg | succeed in obtaining a position, He nailed down a spot at Harvard |
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 |