cutout

cut·out (-o̵ut′)

noun

a device, as a circuit breaker or an emergency switch, for breaking an electric circuit
a device for letting exhaust gases from an internal-combustion engine pass directly into the air instead of through a muffler
a design cut out of something, or to be cut out
a discontinued recording deleted from the catalog, for sale at a reduced price

paper doll, sticker, newspaper article, article, pattern.

Converse of object

have: I have already cutout the fan guard holes in the case which makes little or no difference to the overall noise.
make: I came across this cool plugin today for anyone who struggles making cutouts the old fashioned way.
use: Watson and Crick used paper cutouts of the bases and metal scraps from a machine shop to come up with their own model.

Adjective modifier

life-sized: You can find Stern locked and loaded with a life-sized cutout of Hilary Rosen at his solar-powered compound somewhere in the Great American Southwest.
thermal: There are thermal overload cutouts fitted to many machines.
lifesize: A lifesize cutout of Kylie in Fever pose danced about above the audience throughout Basement Jaxx's set.
2d: Also, the crowds are very lame, most being lifeless 2D cutouts that you can actually see are 2D!
circular: The four exhaust nozzles are attached to the engine via four circular cutouts in the fuselage side.
additional: Additional cutouts have been made to secure the normal accessories and several eyepieces.

Modifies a noun

animation: A single new Gilliam animation was shown, which used computer techniques rather than Gilliam's familiar cutout animation style.
figure: They decided to take action by designing and painting cutout figures to " post " along the roadside, with messages in four languages.
area: To choose the background as the cutout area, click the Fill Tool pointer outside the edge boundary ( see below ).
effect: On the next page we will make the cutout effect.
switch: Colin Johnson & Peter Murray needed to rectify an cutout switch which did not fully isolate the system.
bin: One of the best albums you'll find in the cutout bin.

Noun used with modifier

cardboard: I felt many times I was reading about a cardboard cutout of Bond, not the man himself.
paper: Watson and Crick used paper cutouts of the bases and metal scraps from a machine shop to come up with their own model.
safety: One monitors the temperature of the exhaust from the machine, and one is used as a safety cutout.
size: We were carrying Sten Guns and at one stage we had to fire at full size cutouts from cardboard.
card: Unique handmade automata, videos, kits, card cutouts.

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