the act of cutting off
Crossword Clue

  • We have found 18 answers to crossword clue "the act of cutting off"
  • The Best Answer: 10/10
AnswerCrossword Clue
abscissionthe act of cutting off
abscissionsABSCISSION, the act of cutting off
abjunctionthe act of abjointing, cutting off by forming a septum
abjunctionsABJUNCTION, the act of abjointing, cutting off by forming a septum
beheadalthe cutting off of a head
beheadalsBEHEADAL, the cutting off of a head
aphaereticrelating to aphaeresis, cutting off the beginning of a word also APHERETIC
trimmingThe action of cutting off the unwanted or untidy parts of something
apocopationthe cutting off of the last sound or syllable of a word
trimmingsThe action of cutting off the unwanted or untidy parts of something
apocopationsAPOCOPATION, the cutting off of the last sound or syllable of a word
pinioningrestrain (a bird) from flight especially by cutting off the pinion of one wing
frustumthe part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base
frustathe part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base
cutwormsthe caterpillar of any of several noctuid moths, which feeds at night on the stems of young plants, cutting them off at the ground
cutoffsShorts made by cutting off the legs of a pair of jeans or other trousers above or at the knee and leaving the edges unhemmed
degreesunit of measure for angles equal to an angle with its vertex at the center of a circle and its sides cutting off 1/360 of the circumference
juddevoutly religious woman of the ancient Jews who saved her town from conquest by entering the camp of the besieging Assyrian army and cutting off the head of its commander, Holofernes, while he slept