Related Words for pruning

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WordSyllablesCategories
crop
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Noun, Verb
dress
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
snip
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
lop
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Verb, Noun, Adjective
clip
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
trim
/
Verb, Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb
rationalize
/xxx
Adverb, Verb
cut back
//
Phrase, Verb
replanting
x/x
Noun
weeding
/x
Noun, Verb
flowering
/xx
Noun
planting
/x
Noun
mowing
/x
Noun
culling
/x
Noun
grafting
/x
Noun, Verb
harvesting
/xx
Noun
defoliation
xxx/x
Noun
fertilizing
/xxx
Noun
gardening
/xx
Noun
mulching
/x
Noun
thinning
/x
Noun, Verb
transplanting
x/x
Noun
shrub
/
Noun
chopping
/x
Noun
tree
/
Noun
tidying
/xx
Verb
landscaping
/xx
Noun
vine
/
Noun
cleaning
/x
Noun
rebalancing
x/xx
Noun
sawing
/x
Noun
shearing
/x
Noun
regrowth
xx
Noun
plucking
/x
Noun
propagation
xx/x
Noun
maintenance
/xx
Noun
bonsai
x/
Noun
sharpening
/xx
Noun
blooming
/x
Noun
deadwood
/x
Noun
seedling
/x
Noun
removal
x/x
Noun
uprooting
x/x
Noun
caretaking
/xx
Noun
ripening
/xx
Noun
reordering
x/xx
Noun
slicing
/x
Verb
eradication
xxx/x
Noun
subtraction
x/x
Noun
purging
/x
Noun
extirpation
/xxx
Noun
excision
x/x
Noun
screening
/x
Noun
branching
/x
Noun
curtailing
x/x
Verb
stalking
/x
Noun
skinning
/x
Noun
deletion
x/x
Noun
removing
x/x
Verb
scaling
/x
Noun
threshing
/x
Noun
purifying
/xxx
Noun
curtailment
x/x
Noun
excretion
x/x
Noun
withering
/xx
Noun
shedding
/x
Noun
purgation
//x
Noun
cleanup
/x
Noun
elimination
xxx/x
Noun
scrubbing
/x
Noun
topping
/x
Noun
shrinkage
/x
Noun
traversing
x/x
Verb
simplification
xxx/x
Noun
slimming
/x
Noun
cleansing
/x
Noun
peeling
/x
Verb
reaping
/x
Noun
severing
/xx
Noun
exfoliation
xxx/x
Noun
refinement
x/x
Noun
waxing
/x
Noun
felling
/x
Noun
clearing
/x
Noun
stemming
/x
Verb
spraying
/x
Noun
root
/
Adjective
picking
/x
Noun
judicious
x/x
Adjective
synapses
/xx
Noun
dormant
/x
Adjective
shoots
/
Noun
wiring
/x
Verb, Noun
synaptic
/xx
Adjective
drastic
/x
Adjective
fertilization
xxx/x
Noun
roses
/x
Noun
dendrites
x/
Noun
hooks
/
Noun
ruthless
/x
Adjective
tolerates
/xx
Verb
bushes
/x
Noun
watering
/xx
Verb
spring
/
Noun
balancing
/xx
Noun
brushing
/x
Noun, Adjective
checking
/x
Noun
conquer
/x
Verb
counting
/x
Noun
cutback
/x
Noun
cutout
/x
Noun
decision
x/x
Noun, Verb
decontamination
xxxx/x
Noun
disposal
x/x
Noun
dredging
/x
Noun
dusting
/x
Noun
erasure
x/x
Noun
established
x/x
Adjective
filtering
/xx
Noun
grinding
/x
Noun, Adjective
haircut
/x
Noun, Verb
height
/
Noun
hoeing
/x
Noun
labeling
/xx
Noun
lexicographic
xx/xx
Adjective
modification
xxx/x
Noun
oiling
/x
Noun
passing
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
ploughing
/x
Noun
plowing
/x
Verb, Noun
polishing
/xx
Noun, Adjective
priming
/x
Noun
rationalisation
/xx/x
Noun
reduction
x/x
Noun
remediation
xxx/x
Noun
routing
/x
Noun
sanitation
xx/x
Noun
scouring
/xx
Noun
search
/
Noun, Verb
size
/
Noun, Verb
stand
/
Verb, Noun
stripping
/x
Noun
synthesis
/xx
Noun
tillage
/x
Noun
waist
/
Noun
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
pidgin
/x
Noun
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
butt
/
Noun, Verb