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- [saw]
- /sɔ/
- /sɔːd/
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- [saw]
- /sɔ/
Definitions of sawed word
- noun sawed a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth. 1
- noun sawed any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth. 1
- verb with object sawed to cut or divide with a saw. 1
- verb with object sawed to form by cutting with a saw. 1
- verb with object sawed to make cutting motions as if using a saw: to saw the air with one's hands. 1
- verb with object sawed to work (something) from side to side like a saw. 1
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Origin of sawed
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English sawe, Old English saga, *sagu; cognate with Dutch zaag, Old Norse sǫg; akin to German Säge saw, Latin secāre to cut (see section), Old English seax knife, sax2; (v.) Middle English sawen, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Sawed
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sawed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sawed usage trend in Literature
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verb sawed
noun sawed
- joked — Simple past tense and past participle of joke.
- worded — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
Top questions with sawed
- what is made of wood but can t be sawed?