That cuts leaves; used in the names of various insects.

Any of the 41 species of ants in the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, that cut fragments from leaves and takes them to its colony's nest.

plural of cutter

present participle of cut off one's nose to spite one's face

present participle of cut one's losses

(Scotland, Northern England) Short, shortened, or small; curtailed. / (of audio or video) Having many cuts. / Sharp, cutting easily.

(Scotland) A short spoon. / (Scotland) A short tobacco pipe; a cutty-pipe. / (Scotland, archaic) A wanton or unchaste woman. / (Scotland, archaic) A girl with a short, dumpy figure.

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of cut

Time to gather nuts before they are taken by other animals or buried in snow. / (idiomatic) Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.

plural of cutthroat