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cutting
English
Etymology
From cut +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?k?t??/
- Rhymes: -?t??
- Hyphenation: cut?ting
Noun
cutting (countable and uncountable, plural cuttings)
- (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
- (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
- (countable) A newspaper clipping.
- (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
- (countable) A newspaper clipping.
- (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- (countable, Britain) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
- Synonym: cut
- Antonym: embankment
- (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
- (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
- (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
Derived terms
- cost cutting, cost-cutting
Translations
Adjective
cutting (not comparable)
- That is used for cutting.
- Piercing, sharp.
- Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
- (India) Of a beverage: half-sized.
Hyponyms
- cross-cutting
Translations
Verb
cutting
- present participle of cut
References
Further reading
- cut (earthmoving) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- cutting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- cutting (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- cutting (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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mordant
English
Etymology
From French mordant, from Latin morde?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??(?)d?nt/
- Homophone: mordent
Adjective
mordant (comparative more mordant, superlative most mordant)
- Having or showing a sharp or critical quality
- Synonyms: biting, caustic, sarcastic, keen, severe
- Serving to fix a dye to a fibre.
Related terms
- morsel
- remorse
Translations
Noun
mordant (countable and uncountable, plural mordants)
- Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
- Any corrosive substance used in etching.
- A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
Synonyms
- (substance for etching): etchant
Translations
Verb
mordant (third-person singular simple present mordants, present participle mordanting, simple past and past participle mordanted)
- (transitive) To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.
Translations
See also
- mordant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- mordent
Anagrams
- dormant
French
Verb
mordant
- present participle of mordre
Adjective
mordant (feminine singular mordante, masculine plural mordants, feminine plural mordantes)
- biting, sharp, acrid
- mordant
- corrosive
Further reading
- “mordant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- dormant
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