uncut

Examples

• All

• There are crickets in uncut lawns and under hedges, and I can see a few stars.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Late August: pools and streaks of sunlight on the uncut grass in the park.

  Fiction book (1997)

• There was no path through the uncut lawn to his door.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The hair over his ears was uncut and sticking out.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Outside, they hugged on a patch of uncut grass that Butch, the brawny boy who mowed it on Saturdays, had missed.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The children played in the uncut grass, enjoying the tall blades swaying in the breeze.

• The old tree's uncut branches gave it a wild, natural appearance in the garden.

• She admired the artist's uncut marble, appreciating its raw, untouched beauty.

Synonyms

U

untrimmed

vsuncut

1 3.8

Not cut and kept messy, like a beard or hedge

is the general word for things left in their original state

U

unshorn

vsuncut

1 7.4

Not cut, often describing hair or wool

is the general term for things left in their original state

U

uncarved

vsuncut

1 5.5

In its natural state with no cuts or designs

is the broader label for objects left unworked or unaltered

U

uncropped

vsuncut

1 4.2

A photo that is not cut or trimmed

is the general word for items left unchanged in their original form

U

unclipped

vsuncut

1 4.9

Not cut or trimmed and left as it is

is a broader term for items kept in their natural length

U

unsliced

vsuncut

1 2.1

Not cut into slices

is more general and applies beyond food, to any whole object

U

unmown

vsuncut

1 6.1

Grass or a lawn that people have not cut and let grow long

refers generally to items left in original state rather than specifically grass

U

unmowed

vsuncut

1 4.2

Not cut, with long grass or plants growing

is the broad term for things kept in natural, original condition

U

unpruned

vsuncut

1 5.7

Not cut back so branches and leaves grow long

applies more widely to any object left in original form

U

unchopped

vsuncut

1 3.3

Not cut into pieces, for example garlic or whole nuts

is the wider term for items left whole or unaltered

U

unhewn

vsuncut

1 9.3

Not cut or shaped with tools and left rough and natural

is similar but emphasizes roughness of raw material rather than general state

U

unsheared

vsuncut

1 8.2

An animal with thick natural wool or fur still on it

is broader, applying to many materials not only animal fleece

Antonyms

C

to cut

∞ 1.0

To divide something using a sharp tool, often into pieces

How Cut

severed

• NSFW

46 5.8

cut

106 1.0

trimmed

8 1.0

uncut

6 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology