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shearing vs cutting off
cutting off vs shearing
shearing
and
cutting off
both are
nouns
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
shearing
Yes
No
No
No
cutting off
Yes
No
No
No
As nouns,
cutting off
is a hypernym of
shearing
; that is,
cutting off
is a word with a broader meaning than
shearing
:
shearing
: removing by cutting off or clipping
cutting off
: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
Other hypernyms of shearing include
cut
,
cutting
.
shearing (noun)
cutting off (noun)
removing by cutting off or clipping
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
the act of cutting something off
Words related to "
shearing
"
cut
cutting
cutting off
shear
sheepshearing
Words related to "
cutting off
"
abscission
circumcision
clip
clipping
cut
cutting
haircut
remotion
removal
shearing
shortening
snip
trim
trimming
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