Definitions for saws

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saws saw

Spelling: [saw]

IPA: /sɔ/

Saws is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 15 anagrams from letters in saws (assw).

Definitions for saws

noun

1. a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
2. any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth.
3. a sententious saying; maxim; proverb:

verb

1. simple past tense of see1 .

Idioms

1. saw wood, Informal. to snore loudly while sleeping.

Verb phrases

1. see about, to investigate; inquire about. to turn one's attention to; take care of:
2. see after, to attend to; take care of:
3. see off, to take leave of someone setting out on a journey; accompany to the place of departure:
4. see out, to remain with (a task, project, etc.) until its completion:
5. see through, to penetrate to the true nature of; comprehend; detect: to stay with to the end or until completion; persevere:
6. see to, to take care of; be responsible for:

verb (used with object)

1. to cut or divide with a saw.
2. to form by cutting with a saw.
3. to make cutting motions as if using a saw:
4. to work (something) from side to side like a saw.
5. to perceive with the eyes; look at.
6. to view; visit or attend as a spectator:
7. to perceive by means of computer vision.
8. to scan or view, especially by electronic means:
9. to perceive (things) mentally; discern; understand:
10. to construct a mental image of; visualize:
11. to accept or imagine or suppose as acceptable:
12. to be cognizant of; recognize:
13. to foresee:
14. to ascertain, learn, or find out:
15. to have knowledge or experience of:
16. to make sure:
17. to meet and converse with:
18. to receive as a visitor:
19. to visit:
20. to court, keep company with, or date frequently:
21. to provide aid or assistance to; take care of:
22. to attend or escort:
23. Cards. to match (a bet) or match the bet of (a bettor) by staking an equal sum; call:
24. to prefer (someone or something) to be as indicated (usually used as a mild oath):
25. to read or read about:

verb (used without object)

1. to use a saw.
2. to cut with or as if with a saw.
3. to cut as a saw does.
4. to have the power of sight.
5. to be capable of perceiving by means of computer vision.
6. to understand intellectually or spiritually; have insight:
7. to give attention or care:
8. to find out; make inquiry:
9. to consider; think; deliberate:
10. to look about; observe:

Origin of saws

before 1000; (noun) Middle English sawe, Old English saga, *sagu; cognate with Dutch zaag, Old Norse sǫg; akin to German Säge saw, Latin secāre to cut (see section

Examples for saws

In being himself, he was also representing a community of people that talked how he talked and saw what he saw.

And I looked and saw the chariot and horses, of which the voice had spoken.

Eudora started, when she saw the well-known writing of Philæmon.

I saw 'em fur years, with a big cuttin' out to show the cross-section.

As I approached nearer I saw at every step new tokens of my friends.

Because they stopped and I thought, “OK, that makes sense,” and then all of a sudden I saw another issue!

“We saw his background and he was a Bronx guy and we started breaking the case,” Boyce says.

We just saw an edit of one called, “Doug Becomes A Feminist,” and I just really enjoyed watching it.

In Rwanda, as we watched the young fathers hold their babies, we saw a contented look in their eyes.

Afterward, I looked downward, and saw my dead body lying on a couch.