S: (n) condition, status (a state at a particular time) "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
S: (n) state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes) "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
S: (n) attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
S: (n) cut, cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
S: (n) stinger, cut (a remark capable of wounding mentally) "the unkindest cut of all"
S: (n) cut, track (a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc) "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"
S: (n) deletion, excision, cut (the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage) "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
S: (n) cut (the style in which a garment is cut) "a dress of traditional cut"
S: (n) baseball swing, swing, cut (in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball) "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
S: (n) cut, undercut ((sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball) "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the division of a deck of cards before dealing) "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge) "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of cutting something into parts) "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
S: (n) cut, cutting, cutting off (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends) "the barber gave him a good cut"
S: (n) cut (the act of reducing the amount or number) "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
S: (n) cut (an unexcused absence from class) "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
Verb
S: (v) cut (separate with or as if with an instrument) "Cut the rope"
S: (v) carve (form by carving) "Carve a flower from the ice"
S: (v) hew, hew out (make or shape as with an axe) "hew out a path in the rock"
S: (v) rough-hew, roughcast (hew roughly, without finishing the surface) "rough-hew stone or timber"
S: (v) sculpt, sculpture, grave (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it) "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
S: (v) honeycomb (carve a honeycomb pattern into) "The cliffs were honeycombed"
S: (v) carve, chip at (engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface) "carve one's name into the bark"
S: (v) chisel (carve with a chisel) "chisel the marble"
S: (v) scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe (carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface) "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
S: (v) bore, drill (make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool) "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
S: (v) spud (initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum) "The well was spudded in April"
S: (v) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut (turn sharply; change direction abruptly) "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
S: (v) cut (make an incision or separation) "cut along the dotted line"
S: (v) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage (succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available) "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
S: (v) switch off, cut, turn off, turn out (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch) "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
S: (v) fell, drop, strike down, cut down (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow) "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
S: (v) cut (separate with or as if with an instrument) "Cut the rope"
S: (v) separate, disunite, divide, part (force, take, or pull apart) "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
S: (v) move, displace (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense) "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
S: (v) cut (grow through the gums) "The new tooth is cutting"
S: (v) geld, cut (cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)) "the vet gelded the young horse"
Adjective
S: (adj) cut (separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument) "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists"
S: (adj) cut (fashioned or shaped by cutting) "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"