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Saw

imp. of See.

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Broader term 4

Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Expression 76% connected

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

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Locution 76% connected

Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.

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Saying 76% connected

of Say

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Narrower term 3

Handsaw 76% connected

A saw used with one hand.

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Sawmill 76% connected

A mill for sawing, especially one for sawing timber or lumber.

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Whipsaw 76% connected

A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.

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Manner of action 1

Whipsaw 76% connected

A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.

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Derivationally related 4

Proverbial 74% connected

Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial.

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Proverbial 74% connected

Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial.

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Sawyer 74% connected

One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.

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Sawyer 74% connected

One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.

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Component part 2

Sawtooth 70% connected

An arctic seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), having the molars serrated; -- called also crab-eating seal.

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Tooth 70% connected

One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which u…

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Synonym 3

Adage 92% connected

An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.

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Byword 92% connected

A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.

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Proverb 92% connected

An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the…

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