saw
1
[ saw ]
/ sɔ /
noun
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth.
verb (used with object), sawed, sawed or sawn, saw·ing.
verb (used without object), sawed, sawed or sawn, saw·ing.
Idioms for saw
saw wood, Informal.
to snore loudly while sleeping.
Origin of saw
1OTHER WORDS FROM saw
saw·er, noun saw·like, adjectiveWords nearby saw
savoy,
savoy alps,
savoy cabbage,
savoyard,
savvy,
saw,
saw doctor,
saw grass,
saw log,
saw palmetto,
saw pit
Definition for saw (2 of 4)
Definition for saw (3 of 4)
saw
3
[ saw ]
/ sɔ /
noun
a sententious saying; maxim; proverb: He could muster an old saw for every occasion.
Definition for saw (4 of 4)
see
1
[ see ]
/ si /
verb (used with object), saw, seen, see·ing.
verb (used without object), saw, seen, see·ing.
Verb Phrases
Origin of see
1
before 900; Middle English
seen, Old English
sēon; cognate with Dutch
zien, German
sehen, Old Norse
sjā, Gothic
saihwan
SYNONYMS FOR see
5 comprehend, penetrate.
10 determine.
11 know, undergo.
18 accompany.
OTHER WORDS FROM see
see·a·ble, adjective see·a·ble·ness, noun un·see·a·ble, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for saw
British Dictionary definitions for saw (1 of 6)
saw
1
/ (sɔː) /
noun
any of various hand tools for cutting wood, metal, etc, having a blade with teeth along one edge
any of various machines or devices for cutting by use of a toothed blade, such as a power-driven circular toothed wheel or toothed band of metal
verb saws, sawing, sawed, sawed or sawn
to cut with a saw
to form by sawing
to cut as if wielding a saw
to saw the air
to move (an object) from side to side as if moving a saw
Derived forms of saw
sawer, noun sawlike, adjectiveWord Origin for saw
Old English
sagu; related to Old Norse
sog, Old High German
saga, Latin
secāre to cut,
secūris axe
British Dictionary definitions for saw (2 of 6)
British Dictionary definitions for saw (3 of 6)
saw
3
/ (sɔː) /
noun
a wise saying, maxim, or proverb
Word Origin for saw
Old English
sagu a saying; related to
saga
British Dictionary definitions for saw (4 of 6)
SAW
abbreviation for
surface acoustic wave
British Dictionary definitions for saw (5 of 6)
see
1
/ (siː) /
verb sees, seeing, saw or seen
Derived forms of see
seeable, adjectiveWord Origin for see
Old English
sēon; related to Old Norse
sjā, Gothic
saihwan, Old Saxon
sehan
British Dictionary definitions for saw (6 of 6)
see
2
/ (siː) /
noun
the diocese of a bishop, or the place within it where his cathedral or procathedral is situated
See also Holy See
Word Origin for see
C13: from Old French
sed, from Latin
sēdēs a seat; related to
sedēre to sit
Idioms and Phrases with saw (1 of 2)
saw
see old saw.
Idioms and Phrases with saw (2 of 2)
see