cutoff

Where access ends

A cutoff is a point where something stops or is no longer included: The cutoff for applications is Friday.

A cutoff can be a shortcut that cuts across a longer route, or a device that stops flow.

Cutoffs are jeans cut off at the knee or higher.

As an adjective, cutoff marks a limit: cutoff date, cutoff score.

separation

point

Exact location or meaning

disconnection · isolation · severance · detachment · estrangement · alienation · disengagement · breach · excluded · barred

deadline

deadline

Time limit for completion

ultimatum · target · schedule · timetable · completion · finish · end · closure · termination · countdown

clothing

jeans

Casual denim trousers

  • shortsAbbreviated lower garments
  • denimTough cotton twill
  • hemFolded garment edge

frayed · distressed · raw · ripped · edges · casual · summer · DIY · trendy · capris

channel

valve

Fluid flow controller

  • switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
  • flowUnbroken forward movement
  • shutoffFlow-stopping control

supply · water · gas · electricity · main · pipe · conduit · duct · outlet · diversion

Categories
Opposites
termination vs. continuation

cutoffcontinuation

Act of proceeding further

continuance · extension · prolongation · persistence · perpetuation

threshold exclusion vs. inclusion

cutoffinclusion

Being made part

open admission · qualification · acceptance · open enrollment

connection state

cutoffconnection

A joining or relation

reconnection · linkage · hookup · restoration · continuity

Family

cutoffs

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G