clear-cut

1. 1.

   remove all the trees at one time

   “clear-cut an acre of forest”

   Broaderclear

Questions about clear-cut

What does clear-cut mean?

clear-cut means "clearly or sharply defined to the mind". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in clear-cut?

clear-cut has 2 syllables: clear--cut. The stress falls on "clear-". In IPA it is /ˈklɪɹˌkʌt/.

What is another word for clear-cut?

Close synonyms include distinct, trenchant, clear, clean-cut. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is clear-cut a common word?

clear-cut is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with clear-cut?

5 words rhyme with clear-cut. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.