Word a Day
cut
What does cut mean?
cut (verb): to divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use cut in a sentence?
- Would you please cut the cake? (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce cut?
/kʌt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does cut come from?
From Middle English cutten, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *kytja, *kutta.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “cut” mean?
put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
Not quite: that's what manufacture means.
(of a quantity, etc.) to become larger or greater, to greaten
Not quite: that's what increase means.
to recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory
Not quite: that's what remember means.
to divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument
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