Penetrating Piece Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "CUTTING" which means:

noun
• • The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
• • A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
• • The act of cutting something into parts
• • A piece cut off from the main part of something
• • An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
• • Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
• • The division of a deck of cards before dealing
• • The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
• • The act of diluting something
• • The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
adjective satellite
• • (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
• • Unpleasantly cold and damp
• • Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
verb
• • (heading) to incise, to cut into the surface of something.
• • To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
• • (heading, social) to separate, remove, reject or reduce.
• • (audio, usually as imperative) to cease recording activities.
• • To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
• • To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
• • To remove and place in memory for later use.
• • To enter a queue in the wrong place.
• • To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
• • To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
• • To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
• • To change direction suddenly.
• • To divide a pack of playing cards into two.
• • To write.
• • To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
• • To exhibit (a quality).
• • To stop or disengage.
• • To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
• • To lose body mass after bulking, aiming to keep the additional muscle but lose the fat.
• • To perform (a dancing movement etc.).
adjective
• • That is used for cutting.
• • Piercing, sharp.
• • Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
• • Of a beverage: half-sized.

An example sentence would be:

• • "The cutting of the cake was a memorable moment at the wedding."
• • "He showed off his impressive cutting skills in the kitchen."

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