cutting[adjective]Synonyms: hurtful, acrimonious, barbed, bitter, caustic, malicious, sarcastic, scathing, vitriolic, wounding
Related Words: piercing,
probing
English Thesaurus: article, story, piece, feature, review, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. cut‧ting1 /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
noun [countable] [
Word Family: noun:
cut,
cutting,
cutter;
verb:
cut,
undercut;
adjective:
cutting]
1. a stem or leaf that is cut from a plant and put in soil or water to grow into a new plant
2. British English an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine
Synonym : clippingpress/newspaper cuttings
Margot sent him some press cuttings about the wedding.3. British English a passage that has been dug through high ground for a railway, road etc
Synonym : cut American English [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
article a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine about a particular subject:
Greg began his career writing articles for the college magazine. an interesting newspaper articlestory an article in a newspaper about a recent event, especially one that a lot of people find interesting or exciting:
a front-page story I read a newspaper story about the crash. The local paper ran a story (=published a story) about the festival.piece a short article in a newspaper or magazine:
I’ve written a couple of pieces for the New York Times magazine. The piece was first published in the Observer.feature a special article about a particular subject, often with photographs and continuing for several pages:
They had a special feature on Croatia. The paper did a big feature on growing your own food.review an article in a newspaper or magazine about a book, play, product, hotel etc, giving someone’s opinion of it:
The play had rave reviews (=people liked it a lot - an informal use). Did you see the review of the new Coldplay album?column an article by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine:
He has a weekly column in the TImes. She writes a newspaper column on gardening. editorial a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the personal opinion of the editor about something that is in the news:
Several years ago the New York Times published an editorial stating that the appropriate minimum wage is $0.00.cutting British English an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine:
His mother has kept all his old press cuttings.examine to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out more about it:
Experts who examined the painting believe it is genuine. Her new book examines the causes of social discontent. A team of divers was sent down to examine the wreckage. The police will examine the weapon for fingerprints.have a look at/take a look at especially spoken to quickly examine something to find out what is wrong with it or to find out more about it.
Have a look at is less formal than
examine, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English:
I’ll have a look at your car if you like.inspect to examine something carefully to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly, especially when it is your job to do this:
The building is regularly inspected by a fire-safety officer. Some insurance people have already been here to inspect the damage caused by the storm. Russian and American teams will have the right to inspect each other’s missile sites.analyze (
also analyse British English) to examine something carefully, especially detailed information about something, so that you can understand it:
Researchers analyzed the results of the survey. We’re still analysing all the data. One of the problems in analyzing the situation is that we do not have all the information yet.study to spend a lot of time examining something very carefully, for example a problem or situation:
I won’t comment till I’ve had time to study the proposals. A team of scientists has been studying the effects of global warming on Antarctica.scrutinize (
also scrutinise British English) to examine something very carefully to find out if there is anything wrong with it:
Congress is currently scrutinizing the deal. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲