Cutout

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something cut out or intended to be cut out from something else.
  • n. Electricity A device that interrupts, bypasses, or disconnects a circuit or circuit element.
  • n. A recording that is no longer current and whose remaining stock is sold at a discounted price.
  • n. Slang A mutually trusted intermediary who handles communications between espionage agents.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Something that has been cut out from something else
  • n. Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current
  • n. An intermediary who communicates between members of a clandestine organization
  • n. A free-standing, rigid print (usu. life-sized), often used for promotional purposes
  • n. Clip art
  • Word Usage
    "They found that when the cutout is around male mice stop licking their wound from a painful injection."
    Equivalent
    cut   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    efface    erase    rub out    score out    wipe off   
    Cross Reference
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cutouts    backless    'bobblefoot'    old lady    two-dollar