The term 'cuts off' can be defined as to separate or disconnect something from something else. The crossword solutions for this term are ISOLATES (8 letters), STEMS (5 letters), DISOWNS (7 letters), LOPS (4 letters), SEVERS (6 letters), ENDS (4 letters), PARES (5 letters), CEASES (6 letters), and TRUNCATES (9 letters). ISOLATES means to set apart from others, STEMS refers to the main part of a plant, DISOWNS means to deny responsibility for, LOPS means to cut off the top of something, SEVERS means to divide or break apart, ENDS means to bring to a close, PARES means to reduce or trim, CEASES means to stop or discontinue, and TRUNCATES means to shorten by cutting off a part. All of these words refer to the action of cutting off something from something else.