offcut
Trimmed-away scrap material
An offcut is a piece left over after cutting something larger—typically wood, fabric, or other materials.
Carpenters save offcuts for smaller projects; tailors might use fabric offcuts for patches or scraps.
The word is more common in British than American English, where remnant or scrap often serves the same purpose.
What stays after most goes
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
- snippetSmall cut portion
- trimmingCutting away excess
- sliverThin split-off piece
shaving · fragment · chunk · piece · endpiece · stub · clipping · splinter
One who sells cuts
- trimmingsExtras that complete something
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- stewingCooking low and slow
- braisingSear, then simmer covered
stockpot · mince · offal · fillet · roast · joint · brisket · flank
Deliberately throw out
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- landfillWaste burial ground
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- trashDiscarded worthless material
refuse · garbage · debris · detritus · junk · rejects · spoilage · byproduct
Craft of shaping lumber
- carpentryWood construction trade
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
sewing · leatherwork · metalwork · tailoring · dressmaking · upholstery · cabinetmaking · marquetry
remnant
What stays after most goes
sliver · shaving · fragment · chunk · piece · endpiece · stub · clipping · splinter · chip
butcher
One who sells cuts
braising · stockpot · mince · offal · fillet · roast · joint · brisket · flank · sinew
discard
Deliberately throw out
trash · refuse · garbage · debris · detritus · junk · rejects · spoilage · byproduct · dross
woodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
patchwork · sewing · leatherwork · metalwork · tailoring · dressmaking · upholstery · cabinetmaking · marquetry · mosaic
- fragmentsfragment, shard, splinter, shards, sliver
- piecespiece, bit, chunk, fragment, part
- remnantsremnant, residue, leftover, remainder, vestige
- castoffscrap, junk, trash, waste, refuse
- wood scrapssawdust, wood chips, shavings, splinters, wood shavings
- Remainderleftover, residue, surplus, excess, balance
offcutwhole
Full and undivided
full length · stock · bolt · blank · source material
offcutfinished product
Completed manufactured good
final product · prime cut · workpiece · centerpiece · showpiece