RECUT
What does "RECUT" mean?
To cut something again, or to edit a film or recording into a new version.
Meanings
- To cut, trim, or shape something a second time. The jeweler had to recut the stone after the first facet went wrong.
- To re-edit a film, video, or recording into a different version. The studio recut the movie for a happier ending. technical
- A new edited version of a film or recording. Fans prefer the director's recut to the theatrical release.
Word origin
A transparent compound of the prefix 're-' ('again') and 'cut'; 'cut' itself first appears in Middle English (around 1300) and is of uncertain origin, probably Scandinavian.
Remember it
RE + CUT: do the CUT over again. The word literally shows you the second pass.
A little poem
The story stayed; the order changed its mind-
same scenes, new sense, the ending re-designed.
couplet
What it teaches
The raw material rarely changes; meaning lives in the order you choose to arrange it.
Quick facts
What does RECUT mean?
To cut something again, or to edit a film or recording into a new version.
Is RECUT a valid word?
Yes — RECUT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RECUT?
RECUT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RECUT come from?
A transparent compound of the prefix 're-' ('again') and 'cut'; 'cut' itself first appears in Middle English (around 1300) and is of uncertain origin, probably Scandinavian.
What can RECUT teach us?
The raw material rarely changes; meaning lives in the order you choose to arrange it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.