S: (n) carving, cutting (removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape)
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) cutting, thinning (the act of diluting something) "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
S: (n) cut, cutting, cutting off (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends) "the barber gave him a good cut"
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) function, work, operate, go, run (perform as expected when applied) "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
S: (v) cut (divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult) "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
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) grow, develop, produce, get, acquire (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)) "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
S: (v) change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature) "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"