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Meaning of "handsaw" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HANDSAW

handsaw  [ˈhændˌsɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANDSAW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Handsaw is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HANDSAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hand saw

In woodworking and carpentry, hand saws, also known as "panel saws", "fish saws", are used to cut pieces of wood into different shapes. This is usually done in order to join the pieces together and carve a wooden object. They usually operate by having a series of sharp points of some substance that is harder than the wood being cut. The hand saw is a bit like a tenon saw, but with one flat, sharp edge. Handsaws have been around for thousands of years. Egyptian hieroglyphics exist depicting ancient woodworkers sawing boards into pieces. Ancient bow saws have been found in Japan. The cut patterns on ancient boards may be observed sometimes to bear the unique cutting marks left by saw blades, particularly if the wood was not 'smoothed up' by some method. As for preservation of handsaws, twenty-four saws from eighteenth-century England are known to survive. Materials for saw blades have varied over the ages. There were probably bronze saws in the time before steel making technology became extensively known and industrialized within the past thousand years or so. Sometimes cultures evolved two main types of saw teeth: the 'cross cut' saw teeth and the 'rip' saw teeth.

Definition of handsaw in the English dictionary

The definition of handsaw in the dictionary is any saw for use in one hand only.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANDSAW


Arkansas
ˈɑːkənˌsɔː
band-saw
ˈbændˌsɔː
bedsore
ˈbɛdˌsɔː
carnosaur
ˈkɑːnəˌsɔː
Chickasaw
ˈtʃɪkəˌsɔː
dinosaur
ˈdaɪnəˌsɔː
eyesore
ˈaɪˌsɔː
footsore
ˈfʊtˌsɔː
hacksaw
ˈhækˌsɔː
ichthyosaur
ˈɪkθɪəˌsɔː
jigsaw
ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔː
padsaw
ˈpædˌsɔː
plesiosaur
ˈpliːsɪəˌsɔː
promissor
ˈprɒmɪˌsɔː
pterosaur
ˈtɛrəˌsɔː
ripsaw
ˈrɪpˌsɔː
seesaw
ˈsiːˌsɔː
titanosaur
taɪˈtænəˌsɔː
tyrannosaur
tɪˈrænəˌsɔː
whipsaw
ˈwɪpˌsɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANDSAW

hands
hands down
hands off
hands up!
hands-free
hands-off
hands-on
handsel
handselled
handselling
handset
handsewn
handshake
handshaking
handsome
handsomely
handsomeness
handspike
handspring
handstaff

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANDSAW

back saw
band saw
bandsaw
bucksaw
buzz saw
buzzsaw
chain saw
circular saw
coping saw
crosscut saw
foresaw
gang saw
know a hawk from a handsaw
oversaw
panel saw
resaw
saw
scroll saw
stone saw
Warsaw

Synonyms and antonyms of handsaw in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «handsaw» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANDSAW

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Translator English - Chinese

手锯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

serrucho
570 millions of speakers

English

handsaw
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

handsaw
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المنشار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ножовка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

serrote
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাতকরাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scie à main
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

gergaji tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Handsäge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハンドソー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cưa tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கை ரம்பம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

करवत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

el testeresi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sega a mano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piłka ręczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ножівка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ferăstrău
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πριόνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

handsaag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

handsåg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

håndsag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of handsaw

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDSAW»

The term «handsaw» is regularly used and occupies the 67.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDSAW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about handsaw

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANDSAW»

Discover the use of handsaw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to handsaw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Telling a Hawk from a Handsaw
Celebrating common household objects as well as fine-grained Australian landscapes, this emotionally engaged collection of poetry harvests the author’s wisdom, maturity, and interest in nearly everything.
Chris Wallace-Crabbe, 2008
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Handsaw Essentials
hile learning to saw with a handsaw on our farm in Arkansas, I had one fond wish : Please Santa Claus, bring me a Skil saw for Christmas. (He never did.) So it surprises even my fellow hand-tool enthusiasts how deep my affection is for ...
Christopher Schwarz, 2014
3
Popular Science
IN THE modern world of power tools, you might wonder: Why a handsaw? Handsaws remain an important, basic shop tool for three reasons: They're quick to pick up and use, are readily portable, and come in a wide variety of special types.
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Popular Mechanics
handsaw. holds. its. own. on. any. job. TEXT AND PHOTOS BY ROSARIO CAPOTOSTO, Contributing Editor Ripsaws are designed for cutting parallel to the grain and have chisel-like teeth that plow through the wood. Crosscut teeth are ...
5
Popular Science
By Sheldon M. Gallager and Ralph Treves A MOST overnight, the electric handsaw has become one of the fastest- moving hardware items in the U. S. More and more manufacturers are putting their money on it as a power tool you're likely to ...
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Popular Science
J.DeCRISTOFORO When neighbors see me working with a handsaw, they assume all the power lines in our area are down. I admit to being partial to power tools, but the full complement of handsaws in my shop is not for decoration— the  ...
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The Scourge of the Ocean: A Story of the Atlantic
Incontrowertibly and indubitedly true, as that haccomplished female once remarked, when defending what she called one of her hy-pot-is-is," said Handsaw. " I wouldn't mind his d — d ignorance, if he was a mild quiet sort of a good-natured ...
Robert Burts, 1851
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Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy
i 59 dozen 7-iuch handsaw taper files * TM P°r T~ 6 dozen 61-inch handsaw taper files * 00 P" *"TM 115 dozen 6-inch haud<aw taper files ? „„ ^ TTm 10 dozen 51-inch handsaw taper files ! JS f*! 7mm 101 dozen 5-inch handsaw taper files 2 ...
United States. Navy Dept, 1864
9
Eminent Economists: Their Life Philosophies
"I Know a Hawk from a Handsaw' The world we live in and my inner world are both complex entities, not describable in simple formulas - in fact, not by any set of words that I could write down during a lifetime. I have therefore always been ...
Michael Szenberg, 1993
10
Old-House Journal
Though this tool operates like a miniature table saw, it quickly took over much of the laborious up- and-down cutting of the handsaw. Any older carpenter can tell you why: Hand-ripping long boards or plywood sheets all day is hard work — and  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANDSAW»

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Thief brandishing handsaw robs Bunbury chemist - WA Today
Police quickly nabbed a man who had held up a Bunbury pharmacy armed with a tyre lever and a handsaw to steal cold and flu tablets and ... «WA today, Jul 15»
2
Local volunteer opportunities abound for National Trails Day
... Campground at 9:30 a.m., and bring gloves and a handsaw or lopper if possible. For more information, visit bitterrootbackcountrycyclists.org. «Ravalli Republic, Jul 15»
3
Millville Police for July 9
... unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes after allegedly threatening someone with a handsaw. «Vineland Daily Journal, Jul 15»
4
Outside the box
“The article had a how-to guide so I went to Home Depot and rounded up some wood and got a little handsaw and that sort of thing. «Cleburne Times-Review, Jul 15»
5
Shots fired at multiple homes, vehicles around county
A known suspect used a handsaw to pry open the front door of a home in the 8900 block of Deerwater Road on June 19. Nothing was reported ... «Chesterfield Observer, Jul 15»
6
I HATE HAMLET (Montgomery): Paul Rudnick knows a hawk from a …
I HATE HAMLET (Montgomery): Paul Rudnick knows a hawk from a handsaw. June 29, 2015 - Neal Zoren for NealsPaper. Excerpted by kind permission from ... «Phindie, Jun 15»
7
Man Nearly Severs Hand of Ex's New Boyfriend With Handsaw: Cops
A New York man was arrested in Stamford on Thursday after attacking his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend with a handsaw, nearly severing ... «NBC Connecticut, Jun 15»
8
Man Charged In Handsaw Attack In Stamford That Injured Ex's New …
An embittered ex-boyfriend slashed his former girlfriend's new boyfriend with a handsaw, leaving a deep, bloody wound in half of the man's ... «The Daily Voice, Jun 15»
9
New "Wilton Loop" Trails Groundbreaking and Work Day Saturday …
Work Day (starting about 11:00) - Volunteers should bring work gloves, and any (or none) of the following tools: small handsaw, leaf rake, ... «HamletHub, Jun 15»
10
Backyard birder Peterborough's (somewhat) new trail
Lopper and trusty Felco 6” foldable handsaw cut through the pulpy wood with ease. The trail soon forks and you can choose to do the 1.6-mile ... «Monadnock Ledger Transcript, Jun 15»

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