| 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 |
| ace of diamonds | the ace in the diamond suit |
c acid
back breaker
battery-acid
dose dot
Elvis
loony toons
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
pane superman
window pane
Zen | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
ball field
baseball field
diamond | the baseball playing field |
baseball diamond
diamond
infield | the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by bases and home plate |
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) |
| diamond | a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it, he led a small diamond, diamonds were trumps |
| diamond point | a very hard small point made from a diamond |
knife edge
cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
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 |
Delaware
Diamond State
First State
DE | a Mid-Atlantic state, one of the original colonies |
| cutting | a piece cut off from the main part of something |
Brady
James Buchanan Brady
Diamond Jim Brady
Diamond Jim | United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (-) |
ice crystal
snow mist
diamond dust
poudrin
ice needle
frost snow
frost mist | small crystals of ice |
cutting
slip | a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting |
| diamond | a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem |
rhombus
rhomb
diamond | a parallelogram with four equal sides, an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram |
| cutting angle | the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work |
carbonado
black diamond | an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing |
diamond
adamant | very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem |
| diamond jubilee | an anniversary celebrating the passage ofyears |
diamond wedding anniversary
diamond wedding | the th wedding anniversary |
| 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 |