| 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 |