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Press Pieces A Bit Of A Plant Crossword Clue
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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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