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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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