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Pruning

verb
/ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 1.4

Definitions

1.verbTo become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.
2.verbTo remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
"A good grape grower will prune the vines once a year."
3.verbTo cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).
"to prune a budget, or an essay"
4.verbTo remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
5.verbTo preen; to prepare; to dress.
6.nounA removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
7.nounSomething obtained by pruning, as a twig.
8.nounA method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

Synonyms

cropcutdresssniplopcliptrimcut backrationalizedecontaminationhaircutsanitation

Rhymes With

crooningcommuningballooningtuningswooningcocooningspooningnooning
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