cutting thrust

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• cutting remark — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, back answer, caustic remark, comeback, crack, cut, dig, dump, fleer, flout, foolery, gibe, gibing retort, jab, jape, jeer, jest, leg pull, mock, parting shot, put down, put on, quip, rude reproach, scoff …   Moby Thesaurus

• cut and thrust — noun 1. : cutting and thrusting with a sword 2. : the interplay of a sharp struggle the inevitability of war between the two … powers was implicit … in the cut and thrust necessarily concealed at the time Times Literary Supplement * * * cut and… …   Useful english dictionary

• Cross-cutting relationships — Cross cutting relations can be used to determine the relative ages of rock strata and other geological structures. Explanations: A folded rock strata cut by a thrust fault; B large intrusion (cutting through A); C erosional angular unconformity… …   Wikipedia

• home thrust — /ˈhoʊm θrʌst/ (say hohm thrust) noun 1. a deep thrust with a weapon. 2. an effective, cutting remark: *Max O Rell got in a home thrust when he declared that the average woman who finds herself alone in the world could earn her living if she could …  

• To thrust one's nose into — Nose Nose (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[ o]s, Sw. n[ a]sa, Dan. n[ a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos , L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Rapier — A rapier is a relatively slender, sharply pointed sword, used mainly for thrusting attacks, mainly in use in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.DescriptionRapier generally refers to a relatively long bladed sword characterized by a complex… …   Wikipedia