clip | (noun) the act of clipping or snipping | Synonyms: clipping, snip |
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(noun) a sharp slanting blow | - |
(noun) a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun | Synonyms: cartridge clip, cartridge holder, magazine |
(noun) any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together | - |
(noun) an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress | - |
(noun) an instance or single occasion for some event | Synonyms: time |
(verb) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent | Synonyms: curtail, cut short |
(verb) attach with a clip | - |
(verb) sever or remove by pinching or snipping | Synonyms: nip, nip off, snip, snip off |
(verb) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | Synonyms: crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim |
(verb) run at a moderately swift pace | Synonyms: jog, trot |
clipboard | (noun) a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers | - |
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clipped | (adjective) (of speech) having quick short sounds | - |
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(adjective) cut or trimmed by clipping | - |
clipper | (noun) scissors for cutting hair or finger nails | - |
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(noun) shears for cutting grass or shrubbery | - |
(noun) a fast sailing ship used in former times | Synonyms: clipper ship |
(noun) (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) | Synonyms: limiter |
clipping | (noun) the act of clipping or snipping | Synonyms: clip, snip |
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(noun) cutting down to the desired size or shape | Synonyms: trim, trimming |
(noun) an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine | Synonyms: cutting, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting |
eclipse | (noun) one celestial body obscures another | Synonyms: occultation |
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(verb) cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention | Synonyms: occult |
(verb) be greater in significance than | Synonyms: dominate, overshadow |
eclipsis | (noun) omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences | Synonyms: ellipsis |
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ecliptic | (noun) the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator | - |
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paperclip | (noun) a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together | Synonyms: gem clip, paper clip |
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unclip | (verb) remove the clip from | - |
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unclipped | (adjective) not clipped | - |
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