cutting tool
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3.1
- noun
:
herramienta de corte
- Place them into the cutting tool on the crimper with the length such that you will have the outer sheathing sticking into the connector about this far.
Yeah, this is a more advanced cutting tool.
- Yeah, this is a more advanced cutting tool.
- He thought we were done with the cutting tools, but we are not because we also have a chainsaw.
- I just bring it down until it comes around there we go Now this isn't about determining exactly where the this plane is the Z plane in relation to the cutting tool.
Examples
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To do that, he had to make a special cutting tool that was just the right size.
Blog text (26) -
The cutting tool was designed and built by Paul Mitchell of Orange, VA, in 1990.
Academic text (1992) -
We have cutting tools here.
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I require a cutting tool.
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Her father had taught her to always keep cutting tools sharp.
Fiction book (2001) -
He kept his stone-cutting tools here.
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Late Neolithic people (3000-2200 B.C.) knew how to work stone to make cutting tools and weapons.
Academic text (2008) -
Conrad and Bean used a cutting tool to remove the probe's television camera, remote sampling arm, and pieces of tubing.
Academic text (2004) -
Present-day practice sometimes involves rotating a raw gun barrel around the bore axis, while the cutting tool is rotated in the opposite direction.
Academic text (2007) -
Always ensure your cutting tool is sharp to achieve clean cuts while cooking.
Synonyms
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1.0
A tool with two blades that cut thin materials like paper
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2.5
A tool used to cut materials like glass or dough
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1.0
A tool with a thin toothed blade used to cut wood or other materials
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2.8
A small tool with blades used to cut hair or nails
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4.0
A small hand tool with a thin blade and small teeth in a frame for cutting metal
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2.6
A hand tool with two handles and sharp blades for cutting wire
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3.9
A powered machine that cuts and shapes metal or other materials
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3.2
A strong pair of hand scissors for cutting small branches and stems
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3.0
Large strong scissors for cutting thick things like hedges or cloth
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3.9
A tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape wood and other materials
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2.8
A large heavy knife for chopping meat and vegetables
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3.7
A small tool with a sharp wheel used to score and cut glass sheets
A small sharp tool like a chisel used to cut or carve wood
A small tool with a curved blade for cutting and trimming plants
A drill part with hard cutting edges that makes holes in wood or metal
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a tool for cutting' is directly and transparently composed from 'cutting' (the action/process of dividing) modifying 'tool' (an implement), so a learner who knows both words can infer the function. This noun–noun/compound pattern is a straightforward, cross-linguistic way to describe purpose and follows regular English composition rules, making it accessible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Cutting tool is a plain name made from cutting and tool to show a tool that cuts. Picture a sharp knife or chisel slicing wood or food, and you see why it means 'a tool for cutting'.