saw
cut with a saw
How often you will meet it
Rank 150 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 161,840 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.077% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- cut with a saw saw wood for the fireplace
noun
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people also: proverb, adage, byword
- hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
- a power tool for cutting wood also: power saw, sawing machine
saw in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I turned half-way round and saw Dorian Gray for the first time.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Then for the only time in my life I saw him hesitate.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Then she saw the little statue come slowly back to quivering life.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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The dominating, unhurried note rang, echoed, and began to die away as they saw Brant's hand fall on Bob Floyd's shoulder.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1