cutters

Blades for severing

Cutters is the plural of cutter—tools or people that cut.

Wire cutters snip cable, bolt cutters break locks, cookie cutters stamp shapes from dough.

A cutter is also a small, fast boat: a Coast Guard cutter.

In sailing, a cutter is a single-masted vessel with multiple headsails.

The cutters intercepted the smuggling vessel off the coast.

tools

scissors

Pivoted twin-blade cutter

pruners · loppers · hedge clippers · pastry wheel

blades

blade

Flat cutting edge

  • edgeBoundary or sharpness
  • sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
  • razorBlade for removing hair

teeth · serration · carbide · tungsten · hardened steel · dulling · honing · grinding · kerf · beveled

injury

laceration

Torn, ragged wound

  • gashDeep, ragged incision
  • woundCoiled, or an injury
  • nickShallow surface cut

slice · bleeding · stitches · bandage · scar · abrasion · tetanus · antiseptic · gauze · safety gloves

craft

woodworking

Craft of shaping lumber

stenciling · modelmaking · papercrafts · tailoring · patternmaking · CNC · engraving · marquetry · fretwork · intarsia

vessels

patrol boat

Coastal surveillance vessel

pursuit · interception · smuggling · rescue · maritime · naval · customs · harbor

athletics

fastball

Maximum-speed baseball throw

pitch · pitcher · baseball · spin · movement · strikeout · batter · mound · delivery

workers

stonecutter

One who shapes rock

butcher · tailor · seamstress · garment worker · sawyer

Categories
Opposites
function/action

cuttersjoiners

Those who become members

adhesives · fasteners · welders · soldering irons · staplers

material effect

cuttersbuilders

Those who construct things

adders · extruders · 3D printers · molders · shapers

effect on material

cuttersbuilders

Those who construct things

assemblers · constructors · adders · attachers · combiners

Phrases
Family

cutter, haircutter, cutterhead

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G