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clearcut

clearcut is the alternative spelling of clear cut.

Meaning of clear cut

Adjective

clear cut (comparative more clear cut or clearer cut, superlative most clear cut or clearest cut)

  1. (idiomatic) Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.
    • It looks like a simple enough problem, but the answer might not be as clear cut as you suppose.
  2. Having had all trees cut.

See all 3 meanings of clear cut

Noun

clearcut (plural clearcuts)

  1. The area of the forest cleared of trees.
    • Can clearcuts increase bird species richness in managed forests?2008, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Food Information, Journal of Forest Science - Volume 54 - Page 189

Forms of clearcut

Adjective
comparativemore clearcut
superlativemost clearcut
Noun
pluralclearcuts

Origin of clearcut

From clear + cut.

Words formed from clearcut

Questions about clearcut

What does clearcut mean?
Clearcut means the area of the forest cleared of trees.
What is clearcut the alternative spelling of?
Clearcut is the alternative spelling of clear cut.
What part of speech is clearcut?
Clearcut is a noun.
What is the plural of clearcut?
The plural of clearcut is clearcuts.

Words near clearcut in the dictionary

  1. clearcoled
  2. clearcoles
  3. clearcoling
  4. Clearcreek
  5. clearcreekite
  6. clearcut
  7. clearcutness
  8. clearcuts
  9. clearcutter
  10. clearcutters
  11. clearcutting

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