crosscut vs serrate

crosscut

verb
  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

noun
  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

serrate

verb
  • To cut or divide in a jagged way. 

  • To make serrate. 

adj
  • Of leaves: having tooth-like projections pointed away from the petiole. 

  • Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw. 

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