What is another word for saw?
418 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ s_ˈɔː], [ sˈɔː], [ sˈɔː]Table of Contents
Similar words for saw: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:
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- hack.
- adage,
- precept,
- policy,
- byword,
- directive,
- credo,
- principle,
- dictum,
- edict,
- bidding,
- motto,
- ordinance,
- axiom,
- instruction,
- code,
- teaching,
- proverb,
- catchword,
- moral,
- saying,
- doctrine,
- rule.
- adage,
- saying,
- repartee,
- axiom,
- epigram,
- daffodil,
- text,
- dictum,
- maxim,
- apophthegm,
- platitude,
- precept,
- aphorism,
- moral,
- catch phrase,
- folk wisdom,
- truism,
- byword,
- motto,
- word,
- gnome,
- witticism.
- 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.
v.
•saw (verb)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.
Homophones for Saw:
- shoji, si, sissoo, schizaea, sikh, seaway, succos, swiz, scsi, shikoku, size, shaky, sigh, skyway, sock, soho, skagway, shake, sagacious, 1880s, soya, seesaw, shuck, sauk, saek, Swaggie, Swiss Cheese, sassy, sos, squashy, souk, sick joke, so, ssw, shy, syzygy, shia, squeaky, shoe, siss, suez, skua, swishy, see, sausage, Susa, scag, se, shay, sic, shiah, seek, squish, seiche, shaggy, socage, sa, shag, swish, suisse, seasick, sess, showcase, showy, 1850s, sew, sag, shaw, suck, shisha, squeak, Skag, 1760s, scow, sioux, sashay, succus, sus, skyjack, sexy, 1960s, sacque, schweiz, squishy, sw, skyhook, sea ash, say-so, sousa, sway, 1870s, sky, 1860s, SSA, souse, saucy, soy sauce, skeg, squeegee, squasy, 1820s, saxe, 1900s, segway, soy, siege, soggy, shock, squawky, so-so, sheesha, six, 1770s, soja, swage, sis, squeeze, 1890s, seaquake, sukiyaki, sc, swazi, sissu, shah, shoo away, 1930s, shoo, shikse, seize, 1970s, sequoyah, sow, swag, sec, 1780s, SSS, swash, sack, sheikh, shew, Sacajawea, 1530s, sacagawea, sugi, sacco, sushi, squash, swoosh, shack, segue, sequoya, 1990s, sass, sewage, shucks, Susah, 1830s, sago, squawk, sick, shiksa, sky-high, shook, Skaw, schizaeaceae, ski wax, sse, squaw, 1750s, such, sax, soak, shoes, saiga, scouse, 1920s, sequoia, shush, ss, sizz, shuha, shua, success, sage, sockeye, 1950s, sissyish, saga, sickish, sea cow, Sousse, sash, Seiji Ozawa, 1940s, swig, sissy, 1840s, scoke, SG, shako, sough, sise, schuss, soh, 1790s, sex, sheikha, saki, sou, skew, swiss, sheik, sika, show, shwa, swosh, ski, sauce, she-oak, shogi, sac, schwa, soakage, 1980s, sake, sussex, SAS, sigeh, say, S, succuss, sheika, sue, sea.
Hypernym for Saw:
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two-handed saw, metal saw, whipsaw, carpenter's saw, crown saw, hack saw, lumberman's saw, bucksaw, two-man saw, hacksaw, hand saw, folding saw, handsaw.
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whipsaw.
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