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n. (communication) | 1. adage, byword, proverb, saw | a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people. |
| ~ locution, saying, expression | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations.; "pardon the expression" |
n. (artifact) | 2. saw | hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting. |
| ~ billhook, bill | a long-handled saw with a curved blade.; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" |
| ~ bucksaw | a saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck. |
| ~ crown saw | a saw having teeth around the edge of a hollow cylinder. |
| ~ folding saw | a saw with a toothed blade that folds into a handle (the way a pocketknife folds). |
| ~ hack saw, hacksaw, metal saw | saw used with one hand for cutting metal. |
| ~ carpenter's saw, hand saw, handsaw | a saw used with one hand for cutting wood. |
| ~ hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands. |
| ~ sawtooth | a serration on a saw blade. |
| ~ tooth | something resembling the tooth of an animal. |
| ~ lumberman's saw, two-handed saw, two-man saw, whipsaw | a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people. |
n. (artifact) | 3. power saw, saw, sawing machine | a power tool for cutting wood. |
| ~ band saw, bandsaw | an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels. |
| ~ chain saw, chainsaw | portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain. |
| ~ buzz saw, circular saw | a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle. |
| ~ gangsaw | a power saw that has several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts. |
| ~ fretsaw, scroll saw, jigsaw | fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines. |
| ~ power tool | a tool driven by a motor. |
| ~ jigsaw, reciprocating saw, saber saw | a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut. |
| ~ sawmill | a large sawing machine. |
| ~ tooth | something resembling the tooth of an animal. |
v. (contact) | 4. saw | cut with a saw.; "saw wood for the fireplace" |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
| ~ whipsaw | saw with a whipsaw. |
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