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sample
Noun
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A sample is a small amount of something to try or test it.
The nurse took a small blood sample.
The data come from a study of a random sample of adult (aged 15 and over) deaths.
sample
Verb
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If you sample something, you try or test a small amount of it.
After sampling each of the wines, she bought the one she liked best.
cutting
Noun
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A cutting is a piece of newspaper or magazine that is cut and saved.
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A cutting is a piece of a plant that is cut off, usually to grow a new plant.
cutting
Adjective
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If a remark is cutting, it is unkind.