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saw

The correct spelling is saw.

How to pronounce saw

/sɔː/
noun

IPA: /sɔː/

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The correct spelling is saw. A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal For example: "They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;"

Usage Examples

They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

The fiddler sawed away at his instrument.

The timber saws smoothly.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal
  2. 2.A musical saw.
  3. 3.A sawtooth wave.
  4. 4.Something spoken; speech, discourse.
  5. 5.A saying or proverb.

verb

  1. 1.To cut (something) with a saw.
  2. 2.To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
  3. 3.To be cut with a saw.
  4. 4.To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.
  5. 5.(stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.

interjection

  1. 1.What's up (either as a greeting or actual question).

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