CLIPPING Synonyms

• a shortened form of a word or phrase

• shortening something by omitting parts of it

• (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

• the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

• a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds

• the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

• a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

• (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel

• something that has been pruned off of a plant

• the act of trimming a plant

• removing by cutting off or clipping

• fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

• act of decreasing in length

• a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

• the property of being truncated or short

• the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)

• the act of cutting short

• the yield from plants in a single growing season

• a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale

• a collection of people or things appearing together

• the output of something in a season

• the stock or handle of a whip

• a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

• cut short

• prepare for crops

• yield crops

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

• the act of clipping or snipping

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• the yield from plants in a single growing season

• a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale

• a collection of people or things appearing together

• the output of something in a season

• the stock or handle of a whip

• a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

• cut short

• prepare for crops

• yield crops

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• place restrictions on

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

• a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

• clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

• clothing in general

• suitable for formal occasions

• (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes

• put on clothes

• provide with clothes or put clothes on

• put a finish on

• dress in a certain manner

• dress or groom with elaborate care

• kill and prepare for market or consumption

• arrange in ranks

• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

• provide with decoration

• put a dressing on

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width

• convert into leather

• apply a bandage or medication to

• give a neat appearance to

• arrange attractively

• a sharp change in direction

• a slow pace of running

• a slight push or shake

• continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

• even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing

• run for exercise

• run at a moderately swift pace

• give a slight push to

• stimulate to remember

• cut off from a whole

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

• product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object

• a business firm that publishes magazines

• a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

• a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored

• a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

• (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

• a small drink of liquor

• the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

• the property of being moderately cold

• a tart spicy quality

• a small sharp bite or snip

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• give a small sharp bite to

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping

• dried plum

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

• a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)