Cutting and Pointy

Cutting

Cutting adjective - Having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something.
Usage example: the cutting side of the sword blade

Pointy and cutting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pointy" instead an adjective "Cutting".

Nearby Words: cut, cutter

Pointy

Pointy adjective - Tapering to a thin tip.
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Cutting and pointy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cutting" instead an adjective "Pointy".

Nearby Words: point, pointed, pointer, pointing

Both words in one sentence

  • In Transformers: Beast Wars, Megatron controls the immortal psychopath Rampage by cutting out half of his spark and putting it in a device filled with sharp and pointy Energon shards.
  • Chest Burster Cutting it open relieves it, and also releases a zillion tiny creatures with pointy little feet— which scramble out and run everywhere, pricking your skin (and everybody else's) on the way.
    Source: Chest Burster
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