cutting vs haircut

haircut vs cutting

cutting and haircut both are nouns.

cutting is an adjective but haircut is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, haircut is a hyponym of cutting; that is, haircut is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cutting:

cutting: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
haircut: the act of cutting the hair

Other hyponyms of cutting include clip, clipping, snip, clipping, trim, trimming, shearing.

cutting (noun)	haircut (noun)
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends	the act of cutting the hair
the act of cutting something into parts	the style in which hair has been cut
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
the act of diluting something
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
a piece cut off from the main part of something
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

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

Difference between cutting and haircut

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