Dictionary Check: cutting

"cutting" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

Example: "cutting remarks"
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adjective

unpleasantly cold and damp

Example: "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
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adjective

painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

Example: "a cutting wind"
noun

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

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noun

a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

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noun

the act of cutting something into parts

Example: "his cuts were skillful"
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cut

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