clipping
clipping
Definition
clip·ping (klip′iŋ)
noun
- the act of cutting out or trimming off
- something cut out or trimmed off hair clippings
- ☆ a news story or other item clipped from a newspaper, magazine, etc.
Etymology: < clip
clipping
Synonyms
clipping
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- lawn: We would recommend leaving the grass clippings on the lawn every third mow.
Adjective modifier
- neurosurgical: The risk of late rebleeding is low, but is more common after endovascular coiling than after neurosurgical clipping.
- hedge: Garden waste: grass cuttings, leaves, hedge clippings, twigs, cut flowers, pot plants without pots.
Converse of object
- collect: A large capacity, 55 liter, rear bag collects grass clippings.
- remove: Check gently between the toes to remove nail clippings.
- view: Members with access to the Historical Newspapers Collection can view this clipping here.
- leave: We would recommend leaving the grass clippings on the lawn every third mow.
Modifies a noun
- rectangle: The default clipping rectangle is the plot window, the area enclosed within the axes of the most recent plot.
- plane: Only objects between these two clipping planes are shown.
- parameter: The original value the page designer gave to the clipping parameter on the Source tab.
- path: The hardware connects to the PC using the clipping path USB 2.0 cable.
- region: We have seen how to define a clipping region.
Preposition: from
- newspaper: Here's a clipping from a newspaper, dated 24th March 1969.
- magazine: Cut clippings from magazines and advertisements that present a particular design or feeling that you would like to recreate.
Noun used with modifier
- toenail: Put Ronnie's collection of toenail clippings into numerical order.
- grass: A mulch of grass clippings or peat moss will also protect the tree from loss of water in dry weather.
- nail: Check gently between the toes to remove nail clippings.
- newspaper: Click [ here ] for a newspaper clipping, which shows his marching band, circa 1910.
- hedge: Even humble hedge clippings can become tomorrow's compost.
- press: Dave also sends a press clipping wherein Lord St Davids claims " I have been touched on the shoulder by the Time Police.
Browse dictionary entries near clipping
- clippers
- Clipper Proposal or Capstone Project
- Clipper Chip
- clipper
- clipped form
- clipboard
- clip-on
- clip joint
- clip-fed
- clip-clop
- clique
- Clisthenes
- clitoridectomy
- clitoris
- Clive
- clivia
- clk
- CLN
- CLNP
- cloaca
