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Commonsaw
The correct spelling is saw.
How to pronounce saw
/sɔː/
nounIPA: /sɔː/
Say it like: Saw
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.A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal
- 2.A musical saw.
- 3.A sawtooth wave.
- 4.Something spoken; speech, discourse.
- 5.A saying or proverb.
verb
- 1.To cut (something) with a saw.
- 2.To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
- 3.To be cut with a saw.
- 4.To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.
- 5.(stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
interjection
- 1.What's up (either as a greeting or actual question).
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