| haircut |
the style or shape in which hair is cut. [1/2 definitions] |
| hay |
grass, clover, or alfalfa that is cut, dried, and stored for animal food. [1/2 definitions] |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| injury |
a particular wound or other physical problem caused by damage, such as a cut, a broken bone, or a burn. [1/2 definitions] |
| intersect |
to cut across or pass through; cross. [1/2 definitions] |
| 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. |
| jewel |
a special stone that has been cut and made smooth; gem. Jewels are used to make jewelry and ornaments. [1/2 definitions] |
| jigsaw |
a saw that can be used to cut sharp corners or curved designs. Jigsaws are usually powered by electricity. |
| 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. |
| keen1 |
very sharp; able to cut easily into thin, exact pieces. [1/3 definitions] |
| key1 |
a metal object cut in a special way to open or close locks. [1/6 definitions] |
| knife |
to cut or stab with a knife. [1/2 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] |
| lance |
to cut open with a sharp tool. [1/2 definitions] |
| leech |
a kind of worm that lives in water or mud and sucks blood from animals. Leeches were once used in medicine to draw blood from people. Leaches are still sometimes used to prevent blood from clotting when reattaching fingers and toes that have been cut off. |
| log1 |
a large, thick piece of a tree that has been cut down and is ready for sawing, burning, or building. [3/5 definitions] |
| loin |
a cut of meat taken from this part of an animal. [1/2 definitions] |
| lumber1 |
logs cut into boards or beams for use in building. |
| lumberjack |
a person whose work is to cut down trees and deliver them to a lumber mill. |
| marble |
a kind of stone that can be cut and polished to a hard, shiny surface. There are many kinds and colors of marble. [1/2 definitions] |
| mince |
to cut into very small, fine pieces. |