Cut and Formation

Cut

Cut noun - A piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting.

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Formation and cut are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Cut".

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Formation noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

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Cut and formation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead a noun "Formation".

Nearby Words: form, formed, forming, format, formative

close	close cut	close formation
preferred	preferred cut	preferred formation
good	good cut	good formation
best	best cut	best formation
Other adjectives: similar, perfect, standard, original, initial, single, actual, large, bad, new, early, military, alternate, last, different.

Fighting in a shield wall and the need to keep it tight are discussed at length, as are the consequences when formation isn't kept or a group of soldiers get cut off from the shield wall.

Source: Call That a Formation?
La Résistance: The Rebellion was supposed to be this in the film, but unfortunately most of the scenes depicting its formation were cut.

Source: Film / Revenge of the Sith
In the last few episodes of Gravity Falls, during the Weirdmaggedon arc, the town is completely cut off from the rest of the Universe by the formation of a sort of bubble or dome.

Source: Closed Circle

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