cutting

cutting (http://definr.com/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"; "lancinating pain" [syn: keen, knifelike,
         piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating]
     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}]