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cutoff
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cutoff has 3 senses
- cutoff(n = noun.quantity) Array - a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated; Array is a kind of limit, limitation
- cutoff(n = noun.artifact) crosscut, shortcut - a route shorter than the usual one; Array is a kind of road, route
- cutoff(n = noun.artifact) Array - a device that terminates the flow in a pipe; Array is a kind of device
THESAURUS
cutoff
air line, arrest, beeline, bell, border line, bound, boundary, boundary condition, boundary line, bourn, break boundary, breakoff point, ceiling, check, checkmate, circumscription, compass, confine, cut, cutoff point, dead stop, deadline, deadlock, delimitation, determinant, division line, end, endgame, ending, extremity, final whistle, finish, floor, frontier, full stop, grinding halt, gun, halt, hedge, high-water mark, interface, limen, limit, limitation, limiting factor, line, line of demarcation, lockout, low-water mark, lower limit, march, mark, mete, shortcut, shortest way, sit-down strike, stalemate, stand, standoff, standstill, start, starting line, starting point, stay, stop, stoppage, strike, target date, term, terminal date, terminus, threshold, time allotment, upper limit, walkout, work stoppage
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