handsaw
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈhændˌsɔː/
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sierra manual
- Carpenters cut lumber with handsaws, and the sawdust filled the air with sweet pungency.
- use a handsaw
- small handsaw
- cut with a handsaw
I might just need, you know, planks, nails, handsaw, right.
- I might just need, you know, planks, nails, handsaw, right.
Examples
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He went into the storeroom and returned with a handsaw.
Fiction book (2001) -
I cut it using my miter saw, but if all you have is the handsaw, that's perfectly fine too.
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I decided I could make you a bird feeder with the handsaw.
Fiction book (1999) -
So, using a triangle and straight edge, I marked my cut line and used my trusty handsaw to cut my door to size.
Blog text (27) -
Fortunately, I had brought a small handsaw, and we were able to saw a few slabs from a fallen branch of this same tree.
Academic text (1991) -
They left camp with two empty pack frames, both rifles, and a handsaw and rope.
Fiction book (1990) -
Next, they had to make the boards for the coop from the trees they had chopped down with axes and handsaws.
Fiction book (2002) -
For two days she had been cutting the three-inch diameter pipe, which was hard to hold while the jagged teeth of the handsaw tore mercilessly into its smooth black plastic surface.
Fiction book (1992) -
This garage was filled with my father's things, his electric saw and worktable with its assortment of hammers, nails, screwdrivers, hacksaws, handsaws, drills, and odd tools I never knew the names for.
Fiction book (1993) -
To shape the wood precisely, use a handsaw for your project.
Synonyms
54
1.0
A tool with a thin toothed blade used to cut wood or other materials
5
1.8
A thing you hold and use with your hands, not powered by a machine, like a hammer or screwdriver
1
2.1
A saw used with one hand to cut wood
1
5.1
A hand saw for cutting wood across the grain
1
8.0
A hand tool that cuts wood along the grain
1
6.9
A small hand saw with a thin blade in a U-shaped frame for cutting curves in wood
1
6.8
A small hand tool with a long narrow blade for cutting tight curves and holes in wood or drywall
A hand saw used by carpenters to cut wood
A hand tool for cutting wood across the grain
A saw used to cut wood across the grain at right angles
A hand saw for cutting wood along the grain to make long straight cuts
A short hand saw that has a stiff metal back for making precise cuts in wood
A saw with a stiff top edge used for making small, precise cuts in wood
A small tool with a long, narrow, pointed blade for cutting tight curves in wood
A hand tool with a thin blade for cutting small curved shapes in wood
A handsaw with a narrow blade for cutting tree or bush branches
Compounds
- Specialized
A sea fish with a long thin body and a sharp saw-like snout for catching prey
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Etymology
Handsaw is simply hand + saw, literally a saw used with the 'hand'. That's why a handsaw is a saw you hold and move yourself, not a machine.