Saw definition
Saw is a noun meaning "a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people." It has 4 meanings, as a noun and a verb, listed below with an example sentence.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 3
- How common
- Everyday word
Saw as a noun
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Same sense: proverb, adage, byword
hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
a power tool for cutting wood
Same sense: power saw, sawing machine
Saw as a verb
cut with a saw
"saw wood for the fireplace"
Synonyms and antonyms
- proverb
- adage
- byword
- power saw
- sawing machine
How to say saw
Saw has 1 syllable and rhymes with law. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with saw
- law
- draw
- aw
- shaw
- withdraw
- straw
- jaw
- warsaw
- flaw
- claw
- outlaw
- paw
SAW in word games
- Scrabble
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 6
- Anagrams
- 1
Is SAW a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SAW in the word checker, or unscramble SAW to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.