saw
Noun
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A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people (synset 107168546)
is a type of: expression, locution, saying - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
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Hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting (synset 104147147)
is a type of: hand tool - a tool used with workers' handssubtypes:
- 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
- lumberman's saw, two-handed saw, two-man saw, whipsaw - a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people
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A power tool for cutting wood (synset 104002503)
is a type of: power tool - a tool driven by a motorsubtypes:
- 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, jigsaw, scroll saw - fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines
- 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
has: tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animalsame as: power saw, sawing machine
Verb
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Cut with a saw (synset 201562372)
"saw wood for the fireplace"is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrumentsubtypes: whipsaw - saw with a whipsaw
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