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saws

 
Noun saw has 3 senses
  1. proverb, adage, saw, byword - a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
    --1 is a kind of saying, expression, locution
  2. saw - hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
    --2 is a kind of
    hand tool
    --2 has part: sawtooth; tooth
    --2 has particulars:
     bill, billhook; crown saw; hacksaw, metal saw; handsaw, carpenter's saw
    Derived form: verb saw1
  3. power saw, saw, sawing machine - a power tool for cutting wood
    --3 is a kind of power tool
    --3 has parts: tooth
    --3 has particulars:
     bandsaw; chain saw, chainsaw; circular saw, buzz saw; gangsaw; jigsaw, scroll saw, fretsaw; saber saw, jigsaw, reciprocating saw; sawmill
    Derived form: verb saw1
Verb saw has 1 sense
  1. saw - cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"
    --1 is one way to
    cut
    Derived forms: noun saw3, noun saw2, noun sawyer1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
sawiris sawllaw sawllow sawm sawmill sawn-off sawn sawpit saws sawtooth sawwort sawwwwwwwa sawy sawyer sawyer beetle sawyr sax

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