Cutting (in line) — Cutting in line, also known as line/queue jumping, butting, barging, budding, budging, skipping, ditching, breaking, shorting, or pushing in is the act of entering a queue or line at any position other than the end. The act, which may be taboo in … Wikipedia
step cut — step cut, adj. Jewelry. a cut consisting of a rectangular girdle, often faceted, with two or more tiers of narrow facets running parallel to the girdle on both the crown and the pavilion: used esp. in stones in which color is more important than… … Universalium
Step by Step (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Step by Step caption = Opening Titles format = Sitcom runtime = approx. 0:23 (per episode) rating= TV PG creator = William Bickley Michael Warren developer = Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett executive producer =… … Wikipedia
Cutting — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cutting die — Die Die, n.; pl. in 1 and (usually) in 2, {Dice} (d[=i]s); in 4 & 5, {Dies} (d[=i]z). [OE. dee, die, F. d[ e], fr. L. datus given, thrown, p. p. of dare to give, throw. See {Date} a point of time.] 1. A small cube, marked on its faces with spots… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
step cut — noun : a cut for diamonds or especially colored stones forming a series of straight facets that decrease in length as they recede from the girdle and so give the appearance of steps compare table cut * * * step cut, adj. Jewelry. a cut consisting … Useful english dictionary
step change — noun A sudden, discontinuous change. The report, stark and uncompromising, marks a step change in Europes own role in pushing for international action to combat climate change, as it will be used in a bid to commit the EU to ambitious new targets … Wiktionary
step up a gear — move/step up a gear UK INFORMAL ► to start to do something better or faster: »The price war stepped up a gear yesterday when two major chains announced they were cutting the cost of petrol. Main Entry: ↑gear … Financial and business terms
Selection cutting — is the silvicultural practice of harvesting a proportion of the trees in a stand. Selection cutting is the practice of removing mature timber or thinning to improve the timber stand. This system may be used to manage even or uneven aged stands.… … Wikipedia
diamond cutting — Branch of lapidary art involving the five basic steps in fashioning a diamond: marking, cleaving, sawing, girdling, and faceting. The most popular style is the brilliant cut, a round stone with 58 facets; a round diamond with only 18 facets is… … Universalium