Cut
Cut verb - Function as a cutting instrument.
Usage example: This knife cuts well
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
How words are described
| old | old cut | old work |
| good | good cut | good work |
| nice | nice cut | nice work |
| best | best cut | best work |
| Other adjectives: similar, short, complete, regular, original, single, actual, hard, little, bad, quick, important, new, early, next, last, different, earlier. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He produced and wrote his movies all by himself, also did the camera work and the cut, and definitely had his unique, very personal artistic vision, if you know what we mean.
Source: Auteur License -
Nothing about that particular scene shows Magneto planned on simply letting his Mutants get shot down and killed For the Evulz, he just planned on letting them do all the work and cut down the soldiers he planned on disarming, without unnecessarily endangering his more powerful assets.
Source: Film / X-Men: The Last Stand -
Cut to the next scene, she's next shown wearing a hard hat, having done construction work and physical labor instead.
Source: Video Game / Yakuza 5
Cite this Source
Work and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/work
Cut & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/work>.
Work or Cut. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/work.
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