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Snipping

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v. Present participle of snip.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. That which is snipped off; a clipping.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

Word Usage

"He also knew that in snipping away even a small piece of malignant tissue they might endanger Frau H. by accidentally disseminating tumor cells and promoting the spread of what had already proved itself to be a highly malignant cancer."

Verb Form

snipped snipping snips

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

piece cut

Cross Reference

to go snips

Variant

snipping snipped

Form

snipped snipping snippy snipper

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

nip clip share snack tailor

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Chip Crip Flip Kip Nip

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

antecubital nip obturator tyke pliers