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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
buzz saw
circular saw
cut/saw wood
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A local carpenter cut the wood to size.
saw the funny side (= recognized that it was partly funny )
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Luckily, when I explained the situation, he saw the funny side .
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
circular
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Their versatility means a circular saw is not always needed.
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A circular saw screeched and the smell of fresh sawdust was everywhere.
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The spikes can destroy a chainsaw or circular saw .
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If you already own a jigsaw and circular saw , the Cut Saw is probably not for you.
old
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In sum, their experience reverses the old saw about immigration and prosperity.
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How like you to produce that old saw out of your bag of tricks!
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Now that is no joke because one of these big old saws can weigh the best part of half a ton.
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Which brings to mind that old saw about being careful what you wish for...
■ NOUN
blade
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A metal L-shaped guide holds the work underneath a very thin saw blade , held between metal uprights.
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Check the saw blade with a square to make sure.
chain
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He knows everything there is to know about chain saws .
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At 100 decibels, the level produced by a chain saw or pneumatic drill, the allowable exposure is three hours.
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The chain saws then started like angry bees.
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With handlers using chain saws on the anesthetized 4, 500-pound females, the 18-inch horns were cut back to six inches.
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Since I had the chain saw already out, I cut up a couple more logs.
mill
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The town brook, now covered over, became a source of energy for saw mills and other trades.
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No buzzing saw mills , no electric milking machines humming away.
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I turned into Hospital Street, past Plotnikoff's large saw mills , then came to Callender's bakery.
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It is situated just beyond the saw mill and by the side of the canal, from which it draws water.
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As well as flour production, power was taken off to drive cider making equipment, a threshing machine and a saw mill .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A metal L-shaped guide holds the work underneath a very thin saw blade, held between metal uprights.
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Albert stated, shook his head, and revved up the saw .
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All you hear now is the buzzing of those saws.
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In sum, their experience reverses the old saw about immigration and prosperity.
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Now, over there are wheelbarrows, rakes, pitchforks, saws, the lot.
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Their versatility means a circular saw is not always needed.
III. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It took all morning to saw up the logs.
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We had to saw the wood to the right length, and then nail the pieces together.