clearcut

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English

Definitions

adjective

Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.“It looks like a simple enough problem, but the answer might not be as clear cut as you suppose.”
Having had all trees cut.

noun

The area of the forest cleared of trees.

Related words

Synonyms

cut and dried open-and-shut res ipsa loquitur clear-cut clearing cut cutting haircut stumpage clear-cutting clearcutting clearage slash land clearer deadening swidden clearing saw kerf

Associated

towhee logging hemlock uncut catastrophe tops lumber bare stripped timber forests pine

Rhymes

butt strut smut glut rut rebut cut that nut slut

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