saw as a noun. Its only syllable, saw, is pronounced SAW. There are 3 definitions.
Definition 1 is: A cutting-instrument with pointed teeth arranged continuously along the edge of the blade: used to cut or divide wood, bone, metal, et cetera. Source: Practical Standard Dictionary
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arbor saw, back-saw, band saw, bucksaw, butcher's saw, chain saw, circular saw, concave circular saw, coping saw, gang-saw, hacksaw, handsaw, jig saw, keyhole saw, lumberman's two-handed saw, ripsaw and stairbuilder's saw.
blade is a noun. Definition 1 of 6 is: The flat, cutting part of any edged tool or weapon; also, the flat part of any instrument or utensil, as of an oar, screw propeller, plow, et cetera. Source: Practical Standard Dictionary
handle as a noun. Definition 1 of 1 is: That part of an object intended to be grasped with the hand in lifting or using, as a haft, helve, hilt, crank, bail, or knob. Source: Practical Standard Dictionary
kerf as a noun. Definition 1 of 3 is: The channel made by a saw, or the width of such a channel. Definition 3 is: The act or process of cutting. Source: Practical Standard Dictionary
sawdust is a noun. Definition 1 of 1 is: Small fragments, as of wood, cut or torn out by a saw. Source: Practical Standard Dictionary
buck3 as a noun. Definition 1 of 3 is: A sawhorse. Source: Practical Standard Dictionary
sawbuck is a noun. Definition 1 of 1 is: A rack or frame consisting of two X-shaped ends joined by a connecting bar or bars, for holding sticks of wood while they are being sawed. Source: Practical Standard Dictionary
sawhorse is a noun. Definition 1 of 1 is: Same as SAWBUCK. Source: Practical Standard Dictionary
Definition 2 is: A machine for operating a saw or gang of saws. Source: Practical Standard Dictionary
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Definition 3 is: Any tool or instrument without teeth used like a saw, as a steel disk for cutting armor-plate, et cetera. Source: Practical Standard Dictionary
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The singular possessive of saw is: saw's. The plural of saw is: saws. The plural possessive of saws is: saws'.
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