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cutting edge

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cutting edge
n.
1. An effective quality or element.
2. The position of greatest advancement or importance; the forefront: "California is on the cutting edge of trends that spread nationwide" (Carl Ingram).

cutting edge
n
the leading position in any field; forefront on the cutting edge of space technology
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cutting edgecutting edge - the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"
perspective, view, position - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"
2.cutting edgecutting edge - the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife
blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
Translations
cutting edge n
a. (of knife) → taglio, filo
b. (fig) on or at the cutting edge of sthall'avanguardia di qc

cutting edge n
a. (of knife) → taglio, filo
b. (fig) on or at the cutting edge of sthall'avanguardia di qc


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At first he was content to achieve a cutting edge of a couple of inches, with which he cut a long, pliable bow, a handle for his knife, a stout cudgel, and a goodly supply of arrows.
A kourbash is a strip of old hippo-hide with a sort of keel on it, like the cutting edge of a boar's tusk.
 
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