Cutting and Leftover

Cutting

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

Leftover and cutting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leftover" instead a noun "Cutting".

Nearby Words: cut, cutter

Leftover

Leftover noun - An unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value.

Cutting and leftover are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cutting" instead a noun "Leftover".

Nearby Word: left

How words are described

little little cutting little leftover

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / MythBusters After cutting down a large metal funnel, the leftover piece (which looked just like one of these cones) was plopped on Scottie's head.
  • Cone of Shame Played for Laughs during a MythBusters build — after cutting down a large metal funnel, the leftover piece (which looked just like one of these cones) was plopped on Scottie's head.
    Source: Cone of Shame
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Leftover and Cutting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/leftover
Cutting & Leftover. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/leftover>.
Leftover or Cutting. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/leftover.
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