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clear-cut

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clear-cut (klîrkt)
adj.
1. Distinctly and sharply defined or outlined.
2. Not ambiguous; clear and obvious. See Synonyms at apparent.
3. Having been logged by clear-cutting.
v. clear-cut, clear-cut·ting, clear-cuts
v.tr.
To remove all of the trees in (a tract of timber) at one time.
v.intr.
To log an area by removing all of the trees at one time.
n.
A tract of timberland that has been clear-cut.

clear-cut
Adjective
1. easy to distinguish or understand: there is no clear-cut distinction between safe and unsafe areas of the city
2. clearly outlined
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.clear-cut - remove all the trees at one time; "clear-cut an acre of forest"
clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
Adj.1.clear-cutclear-cut - 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"
clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
2.clear-cut - having had all the trees removed at one time; "clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion"
cleared - rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush; "cleared land"; "cleared streets free of fallen trees and debris"; "a cleared passage through the underbrush"; "played poker on the cleared dining room table"
3.clear-cut - 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"
distinct - easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"

clear-cut
Translations
clear-cut [ˈklɪəˈkʌt] adjbien definido, claro
clear-cut [ˈklɪəˈkʌt] clear adjprécis(e)nettement défini(e)
clear-cut [ˈklɪəˈkʌt] clear adjklar
clear-cut [ˈklɪəˈkʌt] adjben delineato/a, distinto/a


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The other, the East king, the king of blood-red sunrises, I represent to myself as a spare Southerner with clear-cut features, black-browed and dark-eyed, gray-robed, upright in sunshine, resting a smooth-shaven cheek in the palm of his hand, impenetrable, secret, full of wiles, fine-drawn, keen - meditating aggressions.
He leaned forward in his chair with an expression of extraordinary concentration upon his clear-cut, hawklike features.
Even the shadows were sharp and stiff and clear-cut, as no proper shadows should be.
 
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