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Synonyms for saw


Grammar : Noun
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Définition of saw

Origin :
  • toothed cutting tool, Old English sagu, from Proto-Germanic *sago "a cutting tool" (cf. Old English seax "knife," Old Norse sög, Norwegian sag, Danish sav, Swedish såg, Middle Dutch saghe, Dutch zaag, Old High German saga, German Säge "saw"), from PIE root *sek- "to cut" (cf. Latin secare "to cut," Russian sech' "to cut;" see section (n.)).
  • noun proverb
Example sentences :
  • Eudora started, when she saw the well-known writing of Philæmon.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • I saw 'em fur years, with a big cuttin' out to show the cross-section.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • As I approached nearer I saw at every step new tokens of my friends.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Afterward, I looked downward, and saw my dead body lying on a couch.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Many other things I saw and heard, but was forbidden to relate.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Beyond it, I saw you standing with outstretched arms, as if you sought to come to me, but could not.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • And I looked and saw the chariot and horses, of which the voice had spoken.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Methought anon you saw me go down with three pikes in my breast.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • He looked over her shoulder again, and saw that Shepler was waiting for her.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • No answer coming, he peered through the window, but saw no one.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
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