cutting

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ /หˆkสŒtษชล‹/ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง /หˆkสŒtษชล‹/
Frequency
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Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
noun
C1

Part of a paper that you cut out and keep.

I found a cutting about a famous actor.

R

A small piece of a plant used to grow a new one.

I put the cutting in water to grow roots.

R

A path made by cutting through high land for roads or trains.

The road passes through a cutting in the hills.

adjective
R

Saying something in a way that's mean or intended to hurt.

Her cutting remark made him upset.

R

Very cold in a way that feels sharp.

The cutting wind made us wear extra jackets.

translation

n. Part of a paper that you cut out and keep.; A small piece of a plant used to grow a new one.; A path made by cutting through high land for roads or trains.
adj. Saying something in a way that's mean or intended to hurt.; Very cold in a way that feels sharp.

Word Forms

Plural cuttings