cutting edge

  • 71edge — edge1 W2S2 [edʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(outside part)¦ 2¦(blade)¦ 3¦(advantage)¦ 4 on edge 5¦(voice)¦ 6¦(slope)¦ 7 on the edge of something 8¦(quality)¦ 9 take the edge off something 10 on the edge of your seat …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 72Cutting tool — In the context of metalworking, a cutting tool, is any tool that is used to remove metal from the workpiece by means of shear deformation. It frequently refers to as a tool bit. In order to perform a long time, cutting tools must be made of a… …

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  • 73edge — Synonyms and related words: A, acerbity, acidity, acidulousness, acme, acridity, acrimony, acuity, aculeate, acuminate, acumination, acuteness, adjoin, advantage, air line, allowance, alpha, anxious, apex, apogee, apprehensive, asperity,… …

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  • 74edge — n 1. border, rim, margin, lip, fringe, periph ery, perimeter, skirt; circumference, circuit, compass, ambit, outline, frame; bound, limit, bourn, pale, extremity, outer limits, apogee; brink, brow, verge, brim. 2. cutting edge, knife edge, razor… …

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  • 75Cutting die — Die Die, n.; pl. in 1 and (usually) in 2, {Dice} (d[=i]s); in 4 & 5, {Dies} (d[=i]z). [OE. dee, die, F. d[ e], fr. L. datus given, thrown, p. p. of dare to give, throw. See {Date} a point of time.] 1. A small cube, marked on its faces with spots… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 76edge tool — Synonyms and related words: adz, ax, blade, bread knife, bushwhacker, butcher knife, carving knife, chaser, chisel, cleaver, clipper, clippers, cold steel, cutlery, cutter, cutting edge, dagger, edge, edge tools, featheredge, gouge, hack, hatchet …

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  • 77cutting — /ˈkʌtɪŋ / (say kuting) noun 1. the act of someone or something that cuts. 2. something cut off. 3. Horticulture a piece of plant, commonly a root, shoot, or leaf, cut from a plant to reproduce an entire new plant. 4. a piece clipped out of a… …

  • 78Edge — adj. On the (cutting) edge, pushing the envelope, out of the mainstream, not the accepted norm I know you like underground bands, but they are way too edge for me …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 79Edge — adj. On the (cutting) edge, pushing the envelope, out of the mainstream, not the accepted norm I know you like underground bands, but they are way too edge for me …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 80edge tool — noun Date: 14th century a tool with a sharp cutting edge …

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