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(adj) lancinate, lancinating, keen, knifelike, stabbing, piercing
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
unpleasantly cold and damp
bleak winds of the North Atlantic
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
cutting remarks; edged satire; a stinging comment
(noun) cut, cutting off
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
the barber gave him a good cut
(noun) thinning
the act of diluting something
the cutting of whiskey with water; the thinning of paint with turpentine
(noun) cut
the act of cutting something into parts
his cuts were skillful; his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
(noun) cut
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
(noun) cut
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
(noun) carving
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
(noun) film editing
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
(noun) newspaper clipping, clipping, press clipping, press cutting
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
he searched through piles of letters and clippings
(noun) slip
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting