instrument tool | the means whereby some act is accomplished, my greed was the instrument of my destruction, science has given us new tools to fight disease |
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 |
tool-and-die work | the craft of making special tools and dies |
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 |
carpenter's kit tool kit | a set of carpenter's tools |
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) |
edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
entrenching tool trenching spade | a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches |
garden tool lawn tool | used for working in gardens or yards |
graver graving tool pointel pointrel | a tool used by an engraver |
hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands |
knife edge cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
machine tool | a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials |
power tool | a tool driven by a motor |
shaping tool | a tool for shaping metal |
tire iron tire tool | hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel |
tool | an implement used in the practice of a vocation |
tool bag | a bag in which tools are carried |
toolbox tool chest tool cabinet tool case | a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools |
cock prick dick shaft pecker peter tool putz | obscene terms for penis |
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 |
creature tool puppet | a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else |
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 |
tool steel | alloy steel that is suitable for making tools, is hard and tough and can retain a cutting edge |
tool | work with a tool |
joyride tool tool around | ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it, We tooled down the street |
tool | drive, The convertible tooled down the street |
tool | furnish with tools |
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 |