opening vs cutting

cutting vs opening

opening and cutting both are nouns.

opening and cutting both are adjectives.

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

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

opening: becoming open or being made open
cutting: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

Other hyponyms of opening include cut.

opening (noun)	cutting (noun)
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess	the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
the act of opening something	the act of cutting something into parts
becoming open or being made open	the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
the first of a series of actions	the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made	the act of diluting something
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship	removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity	the division of a deck of cards before dealing
a possible alternative	an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
the initial part of the introduction	a piece cut off from the main part of something
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)	a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
an open or empty space in or between things
opportunity especially for employment or promotion

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

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