POWER SAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does power saw mean? 

• POWER SAW (noun)
  The noun POWER SAW has 1 sense:

1. a power tool for cutting wood

  Familiarity information: POWER SAW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POWER SAW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A power tool for cutting wood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

power saw; saw; sawing machine

Hypernyms ("power saw" is a kind of...):

power tool (a tool driven by a motor)

Meronyms (parts of "power saw"):

tooth (something resembling the tooth of an animal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "power saw"):

band saw; bandsaw (an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels)

chain saw; chainsaw (portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain)

buzz saw; circular saw (a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle)

gangsaw (a power saw that has several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts)

fretsaw; jigsaw; scroll saw (fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines)

jigsaw; reciprocating saw; saber saw (a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut)

sawmill (a large sawing machine)