| annual ring |
one of the rings of wood on the inside of a tree that can be seen when the tree is cut into logs. Each ring represents a year of growth. |
| carve |
to slice or cut into pieces. [1/2 definitions] |
| chop1 |
to cut into many small pieces (often followed by "up"). [1/4 definitions] |
| cube1 |
to cut into cubes. [1/5 definitions] |
| dice |
to cut into small cubes. [1/2 definitions] |
| fillet |
to remove the bones from; cut into fillets. [1/2 definitions] |
| French fries |
(often lower case) potatoes cut into long strips and fried in fat. |
| jerky2 |
beef or deer meat that has been cut into long pieces and dried. Drying the meat preserves it so that it can be eaten at a later time. |
| jigsaw puzzle |
a puzzle that is made of a picture that has been cut into pieces of different shapes. The separate pieces must be put together to form the picture again. A jigsaw puzzle is usually made of thick cardboard or wood. |
| key1 |
a metal object cut in a special way to open or close locks. [1/6 definitions] |
| knot1 |
the place where a branch grows out of the trunk of a tree. When wood is cut into boards, the knot looks like a dark spot. [1/6 definitions] |
| lumber1 |
logs cut into boards or beams for use in building. |
| mince |
to cut into very small, fine pieces. |
| poodle |
a breed of dog. Poodles range in size from very small to large and have thick, curly hair that can be cut in a fancy way. |
| sawmill |
a building in which logs are cut into lumber. |
| slice |
to use a knife or something like a knife to cut into or across. [1/6 definitions] |
| trench |
a long, narrow part of the ocean floor that is much deeper than the area on either side of it. A trench is like a deep dent or cut in the floor of the ocean. [1/3 definitions] |