cutting
noun
the act of a person or thing that cuts.
cuttings
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pluralof cutting.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But the most decisive evidence came from tiny mineral crystals discovered in rock cuttings collected from an oil well near the crater.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Within a few years, he had planted 10,000 cuttings and stripped every flower bed from the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
All they had to do was obtain cuttings from berry plants on existing farms, then reproduce them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
More than 2,000 plant cuttings will be available to people who have booked online on Wednesday, with two more opportunities to collect plants scheduled later in the year.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
He filled a burlap pouch with the potato cuttings and hoisted it expertly to his thin shoulder where a batch of new freckles was just beginning to appear.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
