- pronunciation:
- saw
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a tool with a thin metal blade that has sharp teeth along the edge. Saws are used for cutting hard materials such as wood or metal.
The fishermen made a round hole in the ice with a saw.
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
saws, sawing, sawed, sawn |
definition: |
to cut, separate, or shape with a saw or a tool like a saw.
He sawed the wood for the new deck.
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related words: |
carve, cut |
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.