I.
noun
1 piece cut off from a plant
ADJECTIVE
▪ leaf , root , stem
VERB + CUTTING
▪ take
CUTTING + VERB
▪ root , take
▪
You can see whether the ~s have taken.
PREPOSITION
▪ from a/the ~
▪
These plants are easy to propagate from leaf ~s.
▪ ~ from
▪
Take ~s from mature plants in the spring.
2 ( BrE ) piece cut out from a newspaper ⇨ See also ↑ clipping
ADJECTIVE
▪ newspaper , press
▪
She had kept all the press ~s about the murder.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
a ~ from ‘The Guardian’
II.
adj.
Cutting is used with these nouns: ↑ board , ↑ edge , ↑ remark , ↑ tool