offcut

ˈɔːfkʌt

Definition of offcut - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

crafting

Rare

surplus material not needed for main project

Rare

The offcut was stored for future use.

remnant

scrap

remnant

Rare

piece left after cutting larger material

Rare

He used an offcut to patch the hole.

leftover

remnant

scrap

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Images of offcut

surplus material not needed for main project
piece left after cutting larger material

Origin of offcut

English, off (away) + cut (slice)

Examples of offcut in a sentence

The artist created a sculpture from metal offcuts.
She crafted a small shelf from an offcut.
The carpenter collected offcuts for future projects.

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French:chute, déchet, ...
German:Verschnitt, Abschnitt, ...
Italian:ritaglio, ...
Spanish:retazo, ...
Portuguese:retalho, ...
Chinese:边角料, 剩余料, ...
Japanese:端材, 切れ端, ...
Arabic:قَطِيعَة, قصاصة, ...
Hebrew:חַלְקֵי חִיתּוּךְ, גְּזִיר, ...
Russian:обрезок, обрез, ...
Ukrainian:залишок, відрізок, ...
Hindi:बचत सामग्री, बचा हुआ टुकड़ा, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত অংশ, অফকাট, ...
Catalan:retall, ...
Czech:odřezek, ...
Danish:reststykke, rest, ...
Dutch:reststuk, restant, ...
Greek:υπόλοιπο, κομμάτι αποκοπής, ...
Hungarian:maradékanyag, maradék, ...
Khmer:សំណល់សម្ភារៈ, សំណល់កាត់, ...
Korean:오프컷, 자투리, ...
Persian:مواد اضافی, تکه اضافی, ...
Polish:ścinek, odpad, ...
Portuguese (BR):retalho, sobras, ...
Romanian:rest, tăietură, ...
Swedish:spillbit, avskär, ...
Thai:เศษวัสดุ, ชิ้นส่วนที่เหลือ, ...
Turkish:artık parça, kesim artığı, ...
Vietnamese:vật liệu thừa, mảnh vụn, ...

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