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 |
blowtorch torch blowlamp | a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame |
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) |
flashlight torch | a small portable battery-powered electric lamp |
knife edge cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
oxyacetylene torch | a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene |
torch | a light usually carried in the hand, consists of some flammable substance |
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 |
torch song | a popular song concerned with disappointment in love |
torch race | (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next |
cutting | a piece cut off from the main part of something |
torch singer | a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs |
common mullein great mullein Aaron's rod flannel mullein woolly mullein torch Verbascum thapsus | tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers, ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches |
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 |
torch | burn maliciously, as by arson, The madman torched the barns |
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 |