Cutout

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of cut-out. alt-of, alternative

    "According to these keyboard warriors, the young men and women who survived the shooting are part of a big hoax, are liars, are mere cardboard cutouts – “crisis actors” who roam the country looking for mass shootings from which to promote their anti-gun message – all being pushed forward by the giant liberal machine that is Hillary Clinton’s robot attack army."

  2. 2
    a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out wordnet
  3. 3
    a photograph from which the background has been cut away wordnet
  4. 4
    a switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload wordnet

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acceleratorautoautomobiledeviceelectrical parts and devicesgenerator

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"If your room request includes a plush animal print rug, a director's chair with your name on it, or a life-sized cardboard cutout of yourself, you just might be a prima donna."

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