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mandatory adjective formal [MUST BE DONE]

Something that is mandatory must be done, or is demanded by law:

mandatory order or mandatory injunction [ORDER GIVEN BY A COURT]

an official order given by a court a law telling someone that they must do something or stop doing something:

mandatory retirement - noun (also compulsory retirement)

a situation in which you are forced to leave your job at a particular age, either because of a law or a company rule:

mandatory general offer (abbreviation MGO); (also mandatory offer)

an offer that a shareholder must make to buy all the shares in a company when they already own a third of the company:

mandatory convertible bond

a bond that must be changed into shares by a particular date:

eminent adjective [FAMOUS, IMPORTANT]

famous, respected, or important: noticeable or worth remarking on, or very great:

pre-eminent adjective formal [MORE IMPORTANT OR BETTER]; pre-eminence - noun (also preeminence)

more important or better than others:

cutting noun (ARTICLE) UK (US clipping)

an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine

cutting noun (PLANT)

a piece cut off from a plant that can be used to grow another plant of the same type

cutting noun (PASSAGE) UK (US cut)

a deep, narrow passage made through a hill for a road, railway, or canal

cutting - adj. [UNKIND]

unkind and intending to upset someone:

cut verb (MISS) mainly US informal

to not go, especially to a place where you should be:

cut verb (STOP)

to stop or interrupt something:

cut sb short [STOP FROM TALKING]

to stop someone from talking before they have finished what they were saying:

cut it/that out! informal [STOP TALKING OR BEHAVING]

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop behaving in an annoying way:

cut a tooth [GROW TOOTH]

(of a baby) to grow a new tooth:

cut verb (TAKE SHORT WAY)

to go through or across a place, especially in order to get somewhere quickly:

cut a corner UK [ROAD]

to fail to keep to your own side of the road when going round a corner

cut verb (CARDS)

to choose a playing card by dividing a pile of cards into two parts:

cut verb (RECORD)

to record music or speech on a record:

cut noun (MEAT)

a piece of meat cut from a particular part of an animal:

cut noun (HOW SOMETHING LOOKS)

the shape into which something is cut:

cuts [REDUCTIONS]

reductions in public spending:

cut noun (PART REMOVED)

the act of removing a part from a book, film, etc., or a part that is removed:

cut across something [INCLUDE]

to include several things that usually are separated from each other:

cut back (something) [REDUCE OR STOP]

to reduce or stop:

cut in [INTERRUPT]

to interrupt someone who is talking:

cut someone in [INCLUDE SOMEONE IN A PLAN]

to include someone in a plan, activity, or process:

cut off something/someone [INTERRUPT OR STOP FROM SPEAKING]

to stop or interrupt something suddenly, or to stop someone from speaking:

cut off someone/something [CAR]

(of a driver or vehicle) to move suddenly in front of another driver or vehicle, leaving too little space:

cut someone out [KEEP SOMEONE FROM TAKING PART IN A PLAN]

to keep someone from taking part in a plan, activity, or process:

cut out for something [TO BE THE RIGHT TYPE OF PERSON]

to be the right type of person for a particular job or activity:

cut through something [UNDERSTATND SOMETHING]

to understand something that is not easy to understand:

cut a deal [AGREEMENT]

to reach an agreement:

cut both/two ways

to work in two ways, or to have two opposite effects:

cut corners [SAVES TIME OR MONEY]

to do something in a way that saves time or money, but that reduces quality:

cut it informal [SUCCESSFULLY]

to successfully do what you are asked to do:

cut it/things fine informal [VERY LITTLE TIME]

to leave very little, or not enough, time to do something:

cut your losses [TO AVOID LOSING MONEY]

to avoid losing any more money than you have already lost:

cutting-edge - adj. [VERY MODERN]

very modern and with all the newest features:

cutting edge - noun [SOMETHING THAT GIVES ADVANTAGE]

something that gives someone or something an advantage over others:

the cutting edge (of sth) [THE MOST ADVANCED]

the most recent and advanced stage of development in a particular type of work or activity, with the newest systems, equipment, etc.:

die cutting - noun [PLASTIC]

the process of cutting shapes from plastic by pressing with a sharp knife on one or more layers of plastic

cutting room - noun [FILM]

a place where people who are making a film or television programme watch film that they have recorded and decide which parts to use in the final version

cutting room - noun [ROOM WHERE STH IS CUT INTO PIECES]

a room where something is cut into pieces:

press cutting - noun [NEWSPAPER]; synonym - clipping

a piece cut out of a newspaper

clipping - noun [CUT PIECE]

a piece that has been cut off something:

ribbon cutting - noun [CEREMONY]

an occasion when a ribbon (= a long narrow strip of coloured material) is cut in order to open a new hospital, school, etc. for the first time, especially as part of an official ceremony:

ribbon - noun [STRIP OF MATERIAL]

a long, narrow strip of material used to tie things together or as a decoration:

a ribbon of sth literary [LONG NARROW PIECE OF STH]

a long, narrow piece of something:

ribbon - noun [ARMY]

a small piece of coloured material given to someone in the armed forces to show approval and admiration for their brave actions

ribbon - noun [PRIZE]

a decorative object made of ribbon given as a prize in a competition:

ribbon - noun [STRIP WITH INK FOR TYPEWRITER]

narrow strip of material that contains the ink for a typewriter or computer printer

blue ribbon - noun [HIGHEST PRIZE] (UK also blue riband)

the highest prize in a competition or event:

blue-ribbon - adj. [EXPERT]

expert

ribbon lake [GEOGRAPHY]

a long, narrow lake along a deep valley formed by a glacier

ribbon development [HOUSES]

Ribbon development is building houses along the routes of communications radiating from a human settlement.

cut/tear sth/sb to ribbons [DAMAGE]

to destroy or badly damage something or someone by cutting or tearing it, him, or her many times:

in ribbons [TORN]

torn into narrow strips:

tattered - adj. [TORN]

(especially of cloth or paper) badly torn

in tatters [BADLY TORN]

(especially of cloth) badly torn

in tatters [DAMAGED OR SPOILED]

badly damaged or completely spoiled

threadbare adjective (THIN MATERIAL OR CLOTH)

Threadbare material or clothes have become thin or damaged because they have been used a lot

threadbare adjective (WEAK ARGUMENT)

A threadbare excuse, argument, or idea is not strong and no longer persuades people because it is old or has been used too much

fade - verb [LOSE COLOR OR STRENGTH]

to (cause to) lose colour, brightness, or strength gradually

suntan - noun [SKIN FROM SUN]

pleasantly brown skin caused by being in hot sun

suntan lotion - noun [LIQUID] also - sun lotion

a liquid that you put on your skin to protect it from being burned by the sun

slather - verb [SPREAD THICKLY]

to spread something thickly on something else

lotion - noun [LIQUID FOR SKIN]

a liquid that you put on your skin in order to protect it, improve its condition, or make it smell pleasant

brain fade - noun UK informal [CANNOT THINK CLEARLY]

a short time when someone cannot think clearly, or cannot remember something

fade away [SLOWLY DISAPPEAR, BECOME WEAKER]

to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become weaker: