cutting vs division

cutting and division both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cutting	Yes	Yes	No	No
division	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, division is a hypernym of cutting; that is, division is a word with a broader meaning than cutting:

As nouns, division is a hypernym of cutting; that is, division is a word with a broader meaning than cutting:

cutting (noun)	division (noun)
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends	the act or process of dividing
the act of cutting something into parts	an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge	the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film	one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
the act of diluting something	discord that splits a group
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape	an army unit large enough to sustain combat
the division of a deck of cards before dealing	a group of ships of similar type
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine	a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
a piece cut off from the main part of something	an administrative unit in government or business
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting	(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
	(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
	a league ranked by quality

cutting (adjective)	division (adjective)
unpleasantly cold and damp
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character