Clear-cut \Clear"-cut`\, v. t.
To cut (a region of forest) clear of all trees. It is a
method used for efficiently logging a portion of forest, but
often has undesirable effects on the environment.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Clear-cut \Clear"-cut`\, a.
1. Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo.
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She has . . . a cold and clear-cut face. --Tennyson.
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2. Concisely and distinctly expressed.
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3. Distinct and unambiguous; unquestionable; as, a clear-cut
advantage.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
clear-cut
adj 1: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence
of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade
Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest";
"trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" [syn:
distinct, trenchant]
2: having had all the trees removed at one time; "clear-cut
hillsides subject to erosion"
3: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as
clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the
letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a
spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern"
[syn: clear, clean-cut]
WordNet (r) 2.0
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "clear-cut":
assured, biting, categorical, chiseled, clean-cut, clear,
clear as crystal, clear as day, coherent, connected, consistent,
conspicuous, crisp, crystal, crystal-clear, crystalline, cutting,
defined, definite, definitive, direct, distinct, evident, exact,
explicit, express, glaring, in focus, indubitable, ingoing, limpid,
loud and clear, lucent, lucid, luminous, manifest, nice, obvious,
past dispute, patent, pellucid, penetrating, perspicuous, plain,
positive, precise, prominent, pronounced, simple, specific,
staring, straightforward, translucent, transparent, transpicuous,
trenchant, unambiguous, unconfused, undisputed, undoubted,
unequivocal, univocal, unmistakable, unquestioned, well-defined,
well-marked, well-pronounced, well-resolved
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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