The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
The portion or quantity (e.g. of wood, hay, turf, wool, etc.) removed or cut off in a given stroke.
The distance between diverging saw teeth.
The flattened, cut-off end of a branch or tree; a stump or sawn-off cross-section.
To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.
The scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification.
A medieval form of penance in which the skin was damaged with a knife or hot iron.
The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
A route of administration for some vaccinations and tests: rather than hypodermic injection, the site is inoculated intradermally not with any injection but rather only with small, shallow pricks or scratches; the needle is not hollow.