Shard vs Cutting - What's the difference?

Shard is a related term of cutting.

As nouns the difference between shard and cutting

is that shard is a piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig or shard can be the plant chard while cutting is (countable|uncountable) the action of the verb to cut .

As verbs the difference between shard and cutting

is that shard is to fall apart into shards, usually as the result of impact or explosion while cutting is .

As an adjective cutting is

(not comparable) that is used for cutting.

shard

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) sceard . Akin to Dutch ).

Alternative forms

* sherd

Noun

(en noun)

A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.

A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.

* 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text]

Inside its exhibit hall, behind panes of glass, in a white-lit lab, a team of restorers works on an ancient Byzantine floor: 44 square yards of stone shards rescued from Lot’s Cave Monastery.

A tough scale, sheath, or shell; especially an elytron of a beetle.

(online role-playing) An instance of an MMORPG that is one of several independent and structurally identical virtual worlds, none of which has so many players as to exhaust a system's resources.

* 1997 , Ultima Online''. The term "shard" is related to the backstory of the game, in which the Gem of Immortality is shattered by the Stranger, the protagonist of ''Ultima I .

"The planet was still bound to the jewel's magic, even as it lay shattered upon the floor of Mondain's castle. For,(SIC) within each shattered remnant of the jewel, dwelled a perfect likeness of Sosaria. Thus is the world in which you are born, live, and die. Brittania(SIC), that was once Sosaria, now exists as a thousand worlds, each with its own peoples, history and destiny. This Brittania(SIC) is but one of many in the multiverse that is... ...ULTIMA ONLINE." - Intro cinematic to the game, written by Michael Morlan [http://michael-morlan.net/pages/production/prod_uo.htm]

Derived terms

* potsherd

Synonyms

* potsherd * splinter (of glass)

Verb

(en verb)

To fall apart into shards, usually as the result of impact or explosion.

To break (something) into shards.

(online role-playing) To divide (an MMORPG) into several , or to establish a shard of one.

References

* (pottery) Shard'', in the ''Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

Etymology 2

Noun

(-)

The plant chard.

(Dryden)

Anagrams

cutting

English

Verb

(head)

Noun

(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut .

How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?

(countable) A section removed from the larger whole.

(countable) A newspaper clipping.

(countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

The actor had to make his ''cutting'' shorter to fit the audition time.

(uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.

(uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.

(countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.

*1876 , , Journey by Train :

*:WE flash across the level.

*:We thunder thro' the bridges.

*:We bicker down the cuttings .

*:We sway along the ridges.

Synonyms

* (narrow passage for a transportation route) cut

Adjective

(en adjective)

(not comparable) That is used for cutting.

I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.

Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.

The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.