cuttings
Pieces for propagation
Cuttings are pieces cut from something larger.
In gardening, cuttings are sections of stem or leaf removed from a plant to propagate new growth: She rooted the cuttings in water.
In journalism, cuttings are clipped articles, especially in British usage: a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings.
Cuttings also refers to material removed during excavation or editing—earth from a trench, footage from a film.
Waste from cutting materials
- trimmingsExtras that complete something
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- shavingsThin strips removed
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
scraps · leftovers · fragments · pieces · bits · ends · tailings · discards
Actively cheering someone on
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- layeringForming successive strata
- nodeConnection point in networks
- auxinPlant growth hormone
hormone · rootstock · scion · callus · hardwood · softwood · greenwood · slip
Cutting vegetation for health
- secateursGarden cutting tool
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
- shearsHeavy-duty cutting blades
- deadheadingRemoving wilted flowers
trimming · snipping · hedging · topiary · branches · stems · debris · compost
Assembled mixed-media artwork
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
- pasteThick sticky substance
- glueBonding substance
snippets · shapes · templates · cardstock · construction paper · montage · assemblage · layering
offcuts
Waste from cutting materials
- trimmingsExtras that complete something
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- shavingsThin strips removed
waste · scraps · leftovers · fragments · pieces · bits · ends · tailings · discards · byproduct
rooting
Actively cheering someone on
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- layeringForming successive strata
- nodeConnection point in networks
auxin · hormone · rootstock · scion · callus · hardwood · softwood · greenwood · slip · clone
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
deadheading · trimming · snipping · hedging · topiary · branches · stems · debris · compost · mulch
collage
Assembled mixed-media artwork
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
- pasteThick sticky substance
glue · snippets · shapes · templates · cardstock · construction paper · montage · assemblage · layering · borders
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
- articlesWritten works or items
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
- excerptsSelected passages from texts
columns · press · magazine · scrapbook · periodical · archives · reviews · morgue · paste-up · album
- Scrapsteel scrap, iron scrap, shavings, trimmings, offcuts
- shop wasteswarf, filings, chips, turnings, grindings
- Flower Gardeningflower beds, flower bed, garden flowers, annuals, perennials
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- horticulturehorticulture, gardening, cultivation, planting, seeds
- herb gardeningbasil, oregano, parsley, rosemary, thyme
- cutting cornersReducing effort improperly
- cutting offSeparating by force
- cutting edgeMost advanced currently available
- cutting downDecreasing or felling
- cutting boardSurface for slicing food
- cutting tiesEnding a relationship completely