- pronunciation:
- saw
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a hand or power tool with a thin metal blade edged with sharp teeth, used for cutting hard materials such as wood or metal.
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definition 2: |
any similar power tool that has a sharpened edge rather than teeth, esp. one with a rotating, circular blade used for cutting metal.
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
saws, sawing, sawed, sawn |
definition 1: |
to cut, separate, or shape with a saw or a tool that resembles a saw.
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definition 2: |
to cut or divide as if with a saw.
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related words: |
carve, cut, machine, rip |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to use or operate a saw.
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definition 2: |
to cut like a saw.
This blade doesn't saw well. |
related words: |
cut |
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derivations: |
sawlike (adj.), sawer (n.) |
Word Builder: kinds of saws
- band saw:
a power saw that cuts with a metal band that moves around two wheels.
- chain saw:
a power saw that cuts with teeth linked in a circular chain.
- hacksaw:
a saw with a blade that can cut metal.
- miter saw:
a kind of table saw that can cut wood at an angle.
- table saw:
a power saw that is attached to a table and that has a blade shaped like a circle.