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   saw

   /sɔː/

   noun

   • 1. a hand tool for cutting wood or other hard materials, typically with a long, thin serrated blade and operated using a backwards and forwards movement.
   • ▪ a mechanical power-driven tool for cutting which has a toothed rotating disc or moving band.
   • ▪ a serrated organ or part, such as the toothed snout of a sawfish.

   verb

   • 1. cut (something) using a saw: "the top of each post is sawn off at railing height"
   • ▪ make or form (something) using a saw: "the seats are sawn from well-seasoned elm planks"
   • ▪ cut (something) as if with a saw, especially roughly or so as to leave rough or unfinished edges: "the woman sawed off all my lovely hair"
   • 2. make rapid to-and-fro motions in cutting something or in playing a stringed instrument: "he was sawing away energetically at the loaf"

   Word Origin Old Englishsaga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaag.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sawlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   5 days ago · Definitions of hand saw. noun. a saw used with one hand for cutting wood. synonyms: carpenter's saw, handsaw. see more. a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge. a handsaw with a narrow triangular blade for cutting curves. a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood. handsaw that cuts ...

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   2 days ago · According to Derek Hirst, the 1640s and 1650s saw a revived economy characterised by growth in manufacturing, the elaboration of financial and credit instruments, and the commercialisation of communication. The gentry found time for leisure activities, such as horse racing and bowling.

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   4 days ago · saw-toothed. adjective. notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex. synonyms: notched, serrate, serrated, toothed. rough. of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped.

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   3 days ago · log large enough to be sawed into boards

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