saw Etymology 1
From (etyl) sawe, from (etyl) saga, .
Noun
( en noun)
A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal
A musical saw.
A sawtooth wave.
Derived terms
* backsaw
* band saw, bandsaw
* buzz saw
* chainsaw
* chop saw
* circular saw
* coping saw
* crosscut saw
* fretsaw
* hacksaw
* handsaw
* hole saw
* Japanese-style handsaw
* jigsaw
* miter saw, mitre saw
* power saw
* razor-tooth saw
* reciprocating saw
* rift saw
* rip saw
* sawbones
* sawhorse
* sawtooth
* scroll saw
* table saw
* tenon saw
Verb
To cut (something) with a saw.
To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
- The fiddler sawed away at his instrument.
To be cut with a saw.
- The timber saws smoothly.
To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.
- to saw boards or planks (i.e. to saw logs or timber into boards or planks)
- to saw''' shingles; to '''saw out a panel
Related terms
* saw wood
Etymology 2
From (etyl) sawe, from (etyl) sagu, . More at (l), (l).
Noun
( en noun)
(label) Something spoken; speech, discourse.
*, Bk.V:
*:And for thy trew sawys , and I may lyve many wynters, there was never no knyght better rewardid.
(often old saw ) A saying or proverb.
(label) Opinion, idea, belief; by thy ~, in your opinion; commune ~, common opinion; common knowledge; on no ~, by no means.
*Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden
*:Þe more comoun sawe is þat Remus was i-slawe for he leep ouer þe newe walles of Rome.
(label) Proposal, suggestion; possibility.
*Earl of Toulouse
*:All they assentyd to the sawe ; They thoght he spake reson and lawe.
(label) Dictate; command; decree.
*Spenser
*:[Love] rules the creatures by his powerful saw .
Synonyms
* See also
Etymology 3
See see . Cognate with Dutch zag, German sah, Danish .
Verb
(head)
(see)
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spied English
Verb
(head)
(spy)
Anagrams
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spy English
Noun
(spies)
A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= Travels and travails
, passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}
Derived terms
* spy ring
Verb
To act as a spy.
- During the Cold War, Russia and America would each spy on each other for recon.
To spot; to catch sight of.
- I think I can spy that hot guy coming over here.
* Jonathan Swift
- One in reading, skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration.
* Latimer
- Look about with your eyes; spy what things are to be reformed in the church of England.
To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
* Shakespeare
- It is my nature's plague / To spy into abuses.
To explore; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
* Bible, Numbers xxi. 32
- Moses sent to spy Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof.
Derived terms
* spy on
Related terms
* spyglass
* spyware
See also
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Anagrams
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==Norwegian Bokmål==
Noun
barf (US), vomit, spew
Verb
to barf (US), throw up, vomit, spew (also figurative )
Synonyms
* (l)
References
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