Antonyms for cuttings

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuht-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌt ɪŋ

Definition of cuttings

Origin : 1520s, "gash, incision," from cut (v.); meaning "piece cut off" is from 1590s; sense of "a wounding sarcasm" is from 1560s.

As in plant : noun organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom
As in quotation/quote : noun repetition of something spoken or written by someone
As in scrap : noun tiny bit of something
As in slab : noun chunk of solid object
As in clipping : noun excerpt
As in excision : noun extraction
As in truancy : noun unexcused absence
As in engraving : noun carving of letters or design into something
As in excavation : noun site of digging; digging
As in extract : noun something condensed from whole
As in groove : noun channel, indentation
As in abridgement : noun shortening, summary

Example sentences :

It is by cuttings from these tubers, however, that the plant is mostly propagated.
Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor

Season some cuttings of beef with pepper and salt, put some puff paste round the inside of the dish, and lay in the meat.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Varieties on their own roots and stocks are for most part propagated from cuttings.
Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick

The cuttings are planted as soon as the ground is warm and dry enough to work.
Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick

What qualities are most desirable in a plant from which cuttings are to be taken?
Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett

The rooting of cuttings is an interesting task to all who are fond of flowers.
Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett

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