piece+cut+off

  • 121biter — bite ► VERB (past bit; past part. bitten) 1) use the teeth to cut into something. 2) (of a snake, insect, or spider) wound with a sting, pincers, or fangs. 3) (of a fish) take the bait or lure on the end of a fishing line into the mouth. 4) (of a …

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  • 122clipping — noun 1 piece cut off sth ADJECTIVE ▪ fingernail, nail, toenail ▪ grass, hedge (BrE), lawn 2 (esp. AmE) piece cut out from a newspaper ⇨ See also ↑cutting …

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  • 123cutting — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece cut off from a plant ADJECTIVE ▪ leaf, root, stem VERB + CUTTING ▪ take CUTTING + VERB ▪ ro …

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  • 124detail — de|tail1 W1S2 [ˈdi:teıl US dıˈteıl] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: détail, from Old French detail piece cut off , from taillier to cut ] 1.) a single feature, fact, or piece of information about something detail of ▪ She told me every… …

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  • 125comma — [16] Greek kómma meant literally ‘piece cut off, segment’. It derived from the verb kóptein ‘cut’, relatives of which include Russian kopje ‘lance’, source of the coin name kopeck, and probably English capon. Kómma came to be applied… …

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  • 126comma — [16] Greek kómma meant literally ‘piece cut off, segment’. It derived from the verb kóptein ‘cut’, relatives of which include Russian kopje ‘lance’, source of the coin name kopeck, and probably English capon. Kómma came to be applied… …

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  • 127coupon — couponless, adj. /kooh pon, kyooh /, n. 1. a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift… …

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  • 128frustum — [ frʌstəm] noun (plural frusta tə or frustums) Geometry the portion of a cone or pyramid which remains after its upper part has been cut off by a plane parallel to its base, or which is intercepted between two such planes. Origin C17: from L.,… …

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