Synonyms for saw


Grammar : Noun
Spell : saw
Phonetic Transcription : sÉ”

Top 10 synonyms for saw Other synonyms for the word saw

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 sÃ¥g, 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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