cutting

Universal Words noun, adjective noun 1 (also press cutting) (both BrE) (also clipping, press clipping AmE, BrE) an article or a story that you cut from a newspaper or magazine and keep: newspaper / press cuttings 2 a piece cut off a plant that will be used to grow a new plant: Take geranium cuttings in late summer. * stem / leaf cuttings 3 (BrE) a narrow open passage that is dug through high ground for a road, railway or canal adjective [usuallybeforenoun] 1 unkind and likely to hurt sb's feelings: a cutting remark 2 (of winds) cold in a sharp and unpleasant way