cutting
adj 1: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting
remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" [syn: {edged},
{stinging}]
2: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North
Atlantic" [syn: {bleak}, {raw}]
3: as physically 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"; "a gray world with ice and toothed
winds" [syn: {keen}, {knifelike}, {piercing}, {stabbing}]
4: suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the
cutting edge"
n 1: the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting
them together to create a film [syn: {film editing}]
2: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a
plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
[syn: {slip}]
3: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were
skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
[syn: {cut}]
4: a piece cut off from the main part of something
5: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched
through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: {clipping},
{newspaper clipping}, {press clipping}, {press cutting}]
6: cutting away parts to create a desired shape [syn: {carving}]
7: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "his cutting
the cards before every deal soon became a ritual" [syn: {cut}]
8: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;
"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: {cut}]
9: the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with
water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" [syn: {thinning}]
10: the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends;
"the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: {cut}, {cutting
off}]