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Synonyms for cuttings

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuht-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌt ɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for cuttings
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Définition 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
  • Grafting may continue as long as the cuttings can be kept dormant.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • 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
  • Naturally it is ignorant of botany, and knows nothing of cuttings.
  • Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay
  • What qualities are most desirable in a plant from which cuttings are to be taken?
  • Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
  • It is not enough to select large, fine potatoes for cuttings.
  • Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
  • Plants may be grown from seeds or from bulbs or from cuttings.
  • 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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