Definition for Saw:

• ( p. p. sawn, rarely sawed). Implement usu. of steel worked by hand or mechanically& with variously shaped blade or edge having teeth of various forms cut in or attached to it for dividing wood, metal, stone, &c., by reciprocating or rotatory motion( annular, crown, cylinder, s., cylinder with toothed edge for making circular hole; band, bow, circular, frame, fret, s.; cross-cut, rip, s., for cutting wood across, along, the grain; hand-s., held with one hand; jig-s., frame-s. worked mechanically in connexion with table holding the wood &c. ( j. -s. puzzle, of pieces sawn with j. -s. to be put together); pit-s., worked by two men one above& one in pit; reciprocating s., worked mechanically with backward& forward strokes; stone-s., toothless frame-s. cutting stone by friction with sand& water); ( Zool. &c.) serrated organ or part; s. -doctor, machine for making teeth of s.; sawdust, wood fragments produced in sawing used in packing, pugging, stuffing, drying moisture, &c. ( let the s. -d. out of fig., expose pretentiousness or unsubstantial character of, w. ref. to doll\'s stuffing); s. -fish, large kind with toothed snout used as weapon; s. -fly, kinds injurious to plants with serrated ovipositor; s. -frame, in which s. -blade is held taut; s. -gate, s. -frame; s. -gin, cotton-gin with s. -teeth; s. -horse, rack supporting wood for sawing; s. -mill, driven by water or steam for mechanical sawing; s. -pit, in which lower of two men working pit-s. stands; s. -set, tool for wrenching s. -teeth in alternate directions to give kerf wider than blade& let s. work freely; s. -wort, plant yielding yellow dye named from serrated leaves; s. -wrack, a serrated seaweed; s. -wrest, s. -set. ( Vb) cut( wood &c.) with, make( boards &c.) with, use, s.; move( t. & i.) backward& forward, divide( the air &c.), with motion as of s. or person sawing; ( quasi-pass.) admit of being sawn easily, badly, &c.; ( Bookbind.) make incisions to receive binding-bands in( gathered sheets); sawbones slang, surgeon. [ old English]

Synonyms for Saw:

• n.

  •
  • hack.
  •
  • chop,
  • cut.
  •instruction (noun)
  • adage,
  • precept,
  • policy,
  • byword,
  • directive,
  • credo,
  • principle,
  • dictum,
  • edict,
  • bidding,
  • motto,
  • ordinance,
  • axiom,
  • instruction,
  • code,
  • teaching,
  • proverb,
  • catchword,
  • moral,
  • saying,
  • doctrine,
  • rule.
  •lore (noun)
  • lore,
  • mythos.
  •maxim (noun)
  • mantra,
  • maxim,
  • cliche.
  •platitude (noun)
  • bromide.
  •proverb (noun)
  • adage,
  • saying,
  • repartee,
  • axiom,
  • epigram,
  • daffodil,
  • text,
  • dictum,
  • maxim,
  • apophthegm,
  • platitude,
  • precept,
  • aphorism,
  • moral,
  • catch phrase,
  • folk wisdom,
  • truism,
  • byword,
  • motto,
  • word,
  • gnome,
  • witticism.
  •saw (noun)
  • sawing machine,
  • power saw,
  • proverb,
  • adage,
  • byword.
  •tool (noun)
  • jackknife,
  • knife,
  • square,
  • welder,
  • chain saw,
  • table saw,
  • spanner,
  • gouge,
  • jigsaw,
  • pipe wrench,
  • pick,
  • spade,
  • file,
  • circular saw,
  • grapnel,
  • planer,
  • wedge,
  • shears,
  • hatchet,
  • handsaw,
  • arc welder,
  • tool,
  • vise,
  • tire iron,
  • coping saw,
  • claw hammer,
  • calipers,
  • pliers,
  • cold chisel,
  • lathe,
  • miter box,
  • axe,
  • radial arm saw,
  • crosscut saw,
  • buzz saw,
  • jointer,
  • drill,
  • edger,
  • hoe,
  • posthole auger,
  • ball-peen hammer,
  • plane,
  • hammer,
  • scythe,
  • crowbar,
  • scissors,
  • chisel,
  • Drill press,
  • grindstone,
  • band saw,
  • snips,
  • pickax,
  • hedge trimmer,
  • bench drill,
  • tin snips,
  • level,
  • mallet,
  • emery wheel,
  • monkey wrench,
  • punch,
  • awl,
  • screwdriver,
  • keyhole saw,
  • auger,
  • shovel,
  • trowel,
  • sickle,
  • hacksaw,
  • ripsaw,
  • sledgehammer,
  • lug wrench,
  • spoke shave,
  • wrecking bar,
  • stapler,
  • wrench,
  • machete,
  • back saw,
  • scroll saw.
  •word (noun)
  • word.

• v.

  •saw (verb)
  • Discerned,
  • sighted,
  • stared,
  • beholden,
  • Viewed,
  • Spied,
  • Glimpsed,
  • Peered,
  • Glared,
  • Looked,
  • Regarded,
  • Inspected,
  • observed,
  • Glanced,
  • peeked,
  • seen,
  • Beheld,
  • perceived,
  • Watched,
  • Gazed,
  • witnessed.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • fretsaw,
  • nudge,
  • chop,
  • lacerate,
  • leer,
  • cut,
  • distich,
  • whipsaw,
  • cut in two,
  • apophthegm,
  • command,
  • verse,
  • Notching,
  • Denticulation,
  • pit saw,
  • idiom,
  • bow,
  • circumcise,
  • phylactery,
  • bisect,
  • serration,
  • battlement,
  • scollop,
  • depression,
  • crest,
  • see,
  • scallop,
  • shatter,
  • cut up,
  • wisdom,
  • buzz,
  • hew,
  • moralism,
  • crack,
  • hash,
  • crenation,
  • mythos,
  • expression,
  • cut across,
  • word,
  • got an eyeful,
  • mot,
  • ana,
  • shave,
  • message,
  • repartee,
  • fissure,
  • sentence,
  • snap,
  • bromide,
  • platitude,
  • wire saw,
  • guide,
  • Sye,
  • two-handed saw,
  • Scamble,
  • idiomatic expression,
  • comprehend,
  • Collocution,
  • dictate,
  • detect,
  • wise saying,
  • gesticulate,
  • rive,
  • cutter,
  • splitsaw,
  • hand tool,
  • phrase,
  • billhook,
  • signalize,
  • whittle,
  • portable saw,
  • become aware of,
  • eyed,
  • craunch,
  • crenelle,
  • Protasis,
  • nod,
  • sawbuck,
  • beckon,
  • excise,
  • detected,
  • lop,
  • look at,
  • tear,
  • imagine,
  • envisage,
  • looked at,
  • commonplace,
  • underscore,
  • discover,
  • chainsaw,
  • understand,
  • pruning saw,
  • incise,
  • compass saw,
  • sloka,
  • cutting tool,
  • break,
  • break off,
  • say,
  • prescript,
  • scrape,
  • sunder,
  • decomposition,
  • rupture,
  • rend,
  • slash,
  • woodcutter,
  • power saw,
  • hackle,
  • bucksaw,
  • halve,
  • joke,
  • mangle,
  • rend asunder,
  • rip saw,
  • witticism,
  • seeing,
  • noticed,
  • burst,
  • splinter,
  • adage,
  • lesson,
  • Dentil,
  • chip,
  • nip,
  • gash,
  • aphorism,
  • shape,
  • rip up,
  • dogtooth,
  • text,
  • cut away,
  • Abscind,
  • tenon,
  • split,
  • battle cry,
  • Incide,
  • landlord,
  • lore,
  • point,
  • sutra,
  • shiver,
  • conceive,
  • scissor,
  • condense,
  • glance,
  • dissever,
  • crunch,
  • catch phrase,
  • violin,
  • sawing machine,
  • dogma,
  • cut through,
  • slice,
  • sawmill,
  • slit,
  • behold,
  • epigram,
  • consider,
  • locution,
  • shrug,
  • jag,
  • truism,
  • haggle,
  • cleave,
  • subdivide,
  • cranch,
  • Wisdom literature,
  • tooth,
  • folk wisdom,
  • prune,
  • lance,
  • analects,
  • pare,
  • vandyke,
  • fiddle,
  • DEWS,
  • chestnut,
  • perceive,
  • cockscomb,
  • cutting instrument,
  • reduce,
  • Crenulation,
  • machicolation,
  • dichotomize,
  • collocation,
  • crenelation,
  • take notice,
  • snore,
  • homily,
  • banality,
  • sever,
  • carve,
  • Discind,
  • declaration,
  • enigma,
  • wink,
  • determination,
  • divide,
  • butcher,
  • gnome,
  • backsaw,
  • snip,
  • slice through,
  • Buzzsaw,
  • deckle edge,
  • trim,
  • machine tool,
  • play violin,
  • slogan,
  • pithy saying,
  • shorten,
  • frame saw,
  • cut down,
  • abbreviate,
  • nib,
  • Proverbs,
  • embrasure,
  • amputate,
  • Espied,
  • saw off,
  • daffodil,
  • sharpness,
  • hack,
  • rickrack,
  • apothegm,
  • oracle.

Antonyms for Saw:

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    concealed, disregarded, failed, ignored, lost, missed, misunderstood, neglected, overlooked, unseen, Avoided, Canceled, Disbelieved, Forgot.