CUT
To divide, shorten or remove part of something with a sharp tool or similar action.
Other meanings and uses↓
- A wound or opening made by a sharp edge.
- An edited transition or removed section in recorded media.
- A reduction in an amount, price, budget or level.
- A share or portion received from a total.
LEAK
To let liquid, gas or another substance escape through an unintended opening.
Other meanings and uses↓
- An unintended hole or escape of fluid from a container.
- The unauthorized disclosure of private or confidential information.
- A person or source responsible for revealing restricted information.
CONTEXT
The circumstances or background that help explain the meaning of something.
Other meanings and uses↓
- The words surrounding a passage that clarify how it should be understood.
- The broader setting in which an event, action or statement occurs.
CARAT
A unit of mass used for gemstones and pearls, equal to 200 milligrams.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Used before another noun in descriptions such as a one-carat stone.
- A spelling sometimes encountered in discussions of precious-material fineness.
BUILT
The past tense and past participle of build, meaning constructed or assembled.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Developed gradually through effort, planning or repeated activity.
- Designed with a particular feature, purpose or capacity.
- Having a stated physical structure, shape or general form.
BLOWOUT
A sudden bursting failure, especially when a tire rapidly loses air.
Other meanings and uses↓
- A contest won by an unusually large or decisive margin.
- A large, lavish or highly energetic celebration.
- An uncontrolled release from a pressurized well or system.
CLARITY
The quality of being clear, understandable and free from confusion or ambiguity.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Visual clearness that allows details to be seen distinctly.
- Clearness of sound that makes speech or music easy to hear.
- Purity or transparency in a substance such as water.
CHARRED
Burned until blackened or partly reduced to carbon by intense heat.
Other meanings and uses↓
- The past tense and past participle form of the verb char.
- Used adjectivally for a surface deliberately darkened by cooking.
COLOR
The visual quality produced by the way an object reflects or emits light.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Pigment or dye used to change the appearance of a surface.
- To add hues or pigment to an image, object or material.
- Vivid detail, character or interest added to an account.
- A complexion or visible change in someone's face.
KORN
A stylized proper name best known as the name of an American rock band.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Used in writing as a distinctive proper-name spelling rather than a standard common noun.
INSIGHT
A clear or deep understanding of a complicated person, problem or situation.
Other meanings and uses↓
- A useful observation that reveals an important feature or cause.
- The capacity to recognize the nature of one's own thoughts or behavior.
EXTENSIONS
Additions that make something longer, larger or broader than it was before.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Extra periods of time granted beyond an original deadline.
- Additional telephone numbers connected through a main line.
- Suffixes added to filenames to indicate their format.
- Programs that add functions to an existing web browser or application.
RIPPED
Torn forcefully or split open, often leaving a rough or uneven edge.
Other meanings and uses↓
- The past tense and past participle form of the verb rip.
- Moved or proceeded through something with great speed or force.
- Copied audio or video from one storage format to another.
TRIM
To remove unwanted or excessive parts in order to neaten or reduce something.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Decorative material placed along an edge or border.
- Neat, orderly and maintained in good condition.
- To reduce spending, weight, length or another measurable amount.
- A finishing detail added to clothing, furniture or a structure.
JACKED
Raised or supported with a jack or another lifting mechanism.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Very excited, energetic or stimulated in informal speech.
- Stolen or taken without permission in informal usage.
- The past tense and past participle form of the verb jack.
PERSPECTIVE
A particular way of viewing, considering or interpreting a subject or situation.
Other meanings and uses↓
- A sense of relative importance that supports balanced judgment.
- A drawing method that represents depth and distance on a flat surface.
- The apparent relationship of objects as seen from a chosen position.
