Definition of cuts

"cuts" in the noun sense

1. cut

a share of the profits

"everyone got a cut of the earnings"

2. cut

film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

"the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"

3. cut, gash

a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

4. cut

a step on some scale

"he is a cut above the rest"

5. cut, gash, slash, slice

a wound made by cutting

"he put a bandage over the cut"

6. cut, cut of meat

a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

7. stinger, cut

a remark capable of wounding mentally

"the unkindest cut of all"

8. cut, track

a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

"he played the first cut on the cd"

"the title track of the album"

9. deletion, excision, cut

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

"an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"

"both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"

10. cut

the style in which a garment is cut

"a dress of traditional cut"

11. cut

a canal made by erosion or excavation

12. snub, cut, cold shoulder

a refusal to recognize someone you know

"the snub was clearly intentional"

13. baseball swing, swing, cut

in baseball a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

"he took a vicious cut at the ball"

14. cut, undercut

sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

"cuts do not bother a good tennis player"

15. cut, cutting

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"

16. cut, cutting

the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

17. cut, cutting

the act of cutting something into parts

"his cuts were skillful"

"his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

18. cut, cutting, cutting off

the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

"the barber gave him a good cut"

19. cut

the act of reducing the amount or number

"the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

20. cut

an unexcused absence from class

"he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"

"cuts" in the verb sense

1. cut

separate with or as if with an instrument

"Cut the rope"

2. reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down

cut down on make a reduction in

"reduce your daily fat intake"

"The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

3. swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut

turn sharply change direction abruptly

"The car cut to the left at the intersection"

"The motorbike veered to the right"

4. cut

make an incision or separation

"cut along the dotted line"

5. cut

discharge from a group

"The coach cut two players from the team"

6. cut

form by probing, penetrating, or digging

"cut a hole"

"cut trenches"

"The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"

7. cut, tailor

style and tailor in a certain fashion

"cut a dress"

8. cut

hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

"cut a Ping-Pong ball"

9. write out, issue, make out, cut

make out and issue

"write out a check"

"cut a ticket"

"Please make the check out to me"

10. edit, cut, edit out

cut and assemble the components of

"edit film"

"cut recording tape"

11. cut, skip

intentionally fail to attend

"cut class"

12. hack, cut

be able to manage or manage successfully

"I can't hack it anymore"

"she could not cut the long days in the office"

13. cut

give the appearance or impression of

"cut a nice figure"

14. cut

move (one's fist

"his opponent cut upward toward his chin"

15. cut

pass directly and often in haste

"We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"

16. cut

pass through or across

"The boat cut the water"

17. cut

make an abrupt change of image or sound

"cut from one scene to another"

18. cut

stop filming

"cut a movie scene"

19. cut

make a recording of

"cut the songs"

"She cut all of her major titles again"

20. cut

record a performance on (a medium

"cut a record"

21. cut, burn

create by duplicating data

"cut a disk"

"burn a CD"

22. cut

form or shape by cutting or incising

"cut paper dolls"

23. cut

perform or carry out

"cut a caper"

24. cut

function as a cutting instrument

"This knife cuts well"

25. cut

allow incision or separation

"This bread cuts easily"

26. cut

divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

"Wayne cut"

"She cut the deck for a long time"

27. switch off, cut, turn off, turn out

cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

"Turn off the stereo, please"

"cut the engine"

"turn out the lights"

28. cut

reap or harvest

"cut grain"

29. cut

fell by sawing hew

"The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"

30. cut

penetrate injuriously

"The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"

31. ignore, disregard, snub, cut

refuse to acknowledge

"She cut him dead at the meeting"

32. cut

shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

"cut my hair"

33. cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

34. cut

dissolve by breaking down the fat of

"soap cuts grease"

35. cut

have a reducing effect

"This cuts into my earnings"

36. cut, cut off

cease, stop

"cut the noise"

"We had to cut short the conversation"

37. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

"The manuscript must be shortened"

38. dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

"cut bourbon"

39. cut

have grow through the gums

"The baby cut a tooth"

40. cut

grow through the gums

"The new tooth is cutting"

41. geld, cut

cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses

"the vet gelded the young horse"

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Quotations for cuts

The tongue is not of steel, but it cuts. [ Proverb ]

He that cuts off twenty years of life
Cuts off so many years of fearing death. [ Horace ]

Too much fear cuts all the nerves asunder. [ Proverb ]

France is a meadow that cuts thrice a year. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

The tongue is not steel yet it cuts sorely. [ Proverb ]

An acute word cuts deeper than a sharp weapon. [ Proverb ]

He that cuts himself wilfully deserves no salve. [ Proverb ]

Death is the greatest evil, because it cuts off hope. [ Hazlitt ]

Wit without wisdom, cuts other men's meat and its own fingers. [ Proverb ]

That knave preserves the pearl in his purse who considers all people purse-cuts. [ Saadi ]

Ridicule often cuts the Gordian knot more effectively than the severity of satire. [ Horace ]

Modern education too often covers the fingers with rings, and at the same time cuts the sinews at the wrist. [ Earl of Sterling ]

As diamond cuts diamond, and one hone smooths a second, all the parts of intellect are whetstones to each other; and genius, which is but the result of their mutual sharpening, is character, too. [ C. A. Bartol ]

cuts in Scrabble®

The word cuts is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters cuts:

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cuts in Words With Friends™

The word cuts is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters cuts:

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Words containing the sequence cuts

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Word Growth involving cuts

Shorter words in cuts

cut

Longer words containing cuts

brushcuts

buzzcuts

clearcuts

crewcuts

crosscuts

haircuts

miscuts

offcuts

overcuts

papercuts

recuts precuts

shortcuts

undercuts

uppercuts

woodcuts