clippings

Saved newspaper articles

Clippings are pieces cut or trimmed from something larger.

Newspaper clippings are articles cut from publications and saved: She kept a scrapbook of clippings about her daughter's tennis career.

Grass clippings are what the mower leaves behind.

Nail clippings, hair clippings—the word covers any small bits removed by cutting.

scrap

remnants

What stays after most goes

bits · pieces · fragments · leftovers · paper · fabric · threads · waste · snippets · cuttings

hair

salon

Grooming establishment or gathering

trimmings · shears · locks · tresses · snipping · stylist · scissors · ends · strands · buzzcut

garden

pruning

Cutting vegetation for health

  • hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
  • topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
  • shearsHeavy-duty cutting blades

propagation · cuttings · mulch · compost · greenery · foliage · seedlings · deadheading · secateurs · snipping

news

headline

News article title

article · media · coverage · tabloid · reporter · editorial · correspondent · bulletin · newscast · columnist

Categories
Opposites
part vs. whole

clippingswholes

Complete unified amounts

originals · entireties · totalities

trimmed/removed vs. retained/growing

clippingsgrowth

Increase in size

new growth · regrowth · roots · shoots · sprouts

excerpted vs. original

clippingscomplete editions

Publications with nothing omitted

bound volumes · archives

Phrases
Family

clipping, unclipping

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G