piece+cut+off

  • 91To run off at the mouth — Mouth Mouth (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth, mu[thorn], AS. m[=u][eth]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[=u][eth], G. mund, Icel. mu[eth]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth. mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil mouth,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 92rake off — Synonyms and related words: allotment, allowance, big end, bigger half, bit, bite, budget, capital gains, chunk, cleanup, clear profit, commission, contingent, cut, deal, destiny, dividend, dividends, dole, earnings, end, equal share, fate,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 93rake-off — n (often illicit) share, cut, slice, piece, take, Inf. take in, kickback; deal, lot, portion; fee, commission, dividend, half …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 94chip — chip1 chippable, adj. /chip/, n., v., chipped, chipping. n. 1. a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking. 2. a very thin slice or small piece of food, candy, etc.: chocolate chips. 3. a mark or flaw made by… …

    Universalium

  • 95chip — [OE] Old English cipp meant ‘share beam of a plough’ (a sense paralleled in related forms in other Germanic languages, such as Dutch kip ‘plough beam’ and Old Norse keppr ‘stick’). This seems a far cry from the modern use of chip, for which there …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 96chip — [OE] Old English cipp meant ‘share beam of a plough’ (a sense paralleled in related forms in other Germanic languages, such as Dutch kip ‘plough beam’ and Old Norse keppr ‘stick’). This seems a far cry from the modern use of chip, for which there …

    Word origins

  • 97shred — {{11}}shred (n.) O.E. screade piece cut off, from W.Gmc. *skraudas (Cf. M.L.G. schrot piece cut off, O.H.G. scrot, a cutting, piece cut off, Ger. Schrot small shot, O.N. skrydda shriveled skin ), from PIE root *skreu to cut, cutting tool (Cf. L …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 98φάρσει — φάρσος any piece cut off neut nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) φάρσεϊ , φάρσος any piece cut off neut dat sg (epic ionic) φάρσος any piece cut off neut dat sg …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • 99coupon — cou·pon (ko͞o’pŏn′, kyo͞o’ ) n. 1) A code or detachable part of a ticket, card, or advertisement that entitles the holder to a certain benefit, such as a cash refund or a gift. 2) a) A periodic interest payment due to the holder of a bond. b) The …

    Word Histories

  • 100Shred — Shred, n. [OE. shrede, schrede, AS. scre[ a]de; akin to OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjo[eth]r a shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. {Screed}, {Scroll}, {Scrutiny}.] 1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. Shreds of tanned… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English