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paper cuts

paper cuts is the plural of paper cut.

Meaning of paper cut

Noun

paper cut (plural paper cuts)

  1. A wound caused by a piece of paper or any thin, sharp material which can slice through a person's skin.
  2. (figuratively) Any minor harm.
    • The muscle hurried around to stand in front of Gregor. Jonah held up a hand. “Hey, easy there. Your boss isn't in any danger, unless he's prone to paper cuts.” Gregor rolled his eyes and stepped through the security guards.2015, Steven Savile, David Sakmyster, NDE: The Lazarus Inititiative
  3. (film and video editing) A text-based description of the cuts to be made in raw footage to make finished video.
  4. A decorative ornament made by artful cutting of paper, as into silhouettes.
  5. a paper cut bug: a bug which causes harm and would be easy to fix.

Questions about paper cuts

What is paper cuts the plural of?
Paper cuts is the plural of paper cut.

Words near paper cuts in the dictionary

  1. paper cup
  2. paper cups
  3. paper currencies
  4. paper currency
  5. paper cut
  6. paper cuts
  7. paper cutter
  8. paper cutters
  9. paper cutting
  10. paper day
  11. paper days

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