"saws" in the noun sense
1. proverb, adage, saw, byword
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
2. saw
hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
3. power saw, saw, sawing machine
a power tool for cutting wood
"saws" in the verb sense
1. saw
cut with a saw
"saw wood for the fireplace"
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