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I wish that the circuses that were around now felt like they did then. They're not quite as elegant or as magical as they used to be. There was something about the old tent shows, the Big Top, the canvas, the lights, the sawdust, the hay and the animals that's just missing now. Now, it's all urbanized and maybe a little garish.
Francis Lawrence

Meaning of "sawdust" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAWDUST

sawdust  [ˈsɔːˌdʌst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAWDUST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sawdust 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 SAWDUST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sawdust

Sawdust

Sawdust or wood dust is a by-product of cutting, grinding, drilling, sanding, or otherwise pulverizing wood with a saw or other tool; it is composed of fine particles of wood. It is also the byproduct of certain animals, birds and insects which live in wood, such as the woodpecker and carpenter ant. It can present a hazard in manufacturing industries, especially in terms of its flammability. Sawdust is the main component of particleboard.

Definition of sawdust in the English dictionary

The definition of sawdust in the dictionary is particles of wood formed by sawing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAWDUST


adust
əˈdʌst
bedust
bɪˈdʌst
bulldust
ˈbʊlˌdʌst
coaldust
ˈkəʊldʌst
dost
dʌst
dry-as-dust
ˌdraɪəzˈdʌst
dust
dʌst
moondust
ˈmuːnˌdʌst
overdust
ˌəʊvəˈdʌst
spit-and-sawdust
ˌspɪtənˈsɔːdʌst
stardust
ˈstɑːˌdʌst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAWDUST

saw-edged knives
saw-off
saw-pit
saw-wort
sawah
sawbill
sawblade
sawbones
sawbuck
sawder
sawdusty
sawed
sawed-off
sawed-off shotgun
sawer
sawfish
sawflies
sawfly
sawhorse
sawlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAWDUST

angel dust
august
bite the dust
bull dust
bust
cosmic dust
dust-to-dust
exhaust
gold dust
holocaust
just
leave someone or something in the dust
lust
must
robust
rust
smart dust
thrust
trust
zinc dust

Synonyms and antonyms of sawdust in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sawdust» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAWDUST

Find out the translation of sawdust to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sawdust from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sawdust» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

锯末
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

serrín
570 millions of speakers

English

sawdust
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुरादा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نُشَارَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опилки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

serragem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঠের মিহি গুঁড়ো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sciure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Habuk papan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sägemehl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おがくず
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

톱밥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sawdust
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mùn cưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரத்தூள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूसा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

talaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trociny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тирса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rumeguș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πριονίδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

saagsels
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sågspån
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sagmugg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sawdust

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAWDUST»

The term «sawdust» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.872 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sawdust

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2 QUOTES WITH «SAWDUST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sawdust.
1
Francis Lawrence
I wish that the circuses that were around now felt like they did then. They're not quite as elegant or as magical as they used to be. There was something about the old tent shows, the Big Top, the canvas, the lights, the sawdust, the hay and the animals that's just missing now. Now, it's all urbanized and maybe a little garish.
2
Eugene McCarthy
Have you ever tried to split sawdust?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAWDUST»

Discover the use of sawdust in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sawdust and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sawdust in his shoes
The Circus was all young Joe knew.
Eloise Jarvis McGraw, 1950
2
The Sawdust Trail: Billy Sunday in His Own Words
In The Sawdust Trail the sometimes appalling but always appealing Billy Sunday creates a usable past for himself, notable for what he omits as well as for what he includes, which gives us insight not just into his own life and career but ...
Billy Sunday, William A. Sunday, 2009
3
Sawdust
This is a memoir of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of family members, but it is not written by a victim, but by a survivor.
Deborah Kay, Barry Levy, 2013
4
Sawdust Firing
This examination of a process based on centuries-old traditions presents examples of pots and sculptures from museums, artists, and folk potters, and includes practical advice on firing
Karin Hessenberg, 1994
5
From Sawdust to Stardust: The Biography of DeForest Kelley, ...
This thoroughly researched actor's life is about hard work and luck, loyalty and love. It is a journey that takes us all...from sawdust to stardust.
Terry Lee Rioux, 2005
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Sawdust Carpets
A beautifully illustrated picture book pays tribute to religious celebration and tolerance as the Lau family travels to Antigua, Guatemala to visit family and take part in the vibrant Easter celebration, despite the fact that they are ...
Amelia Lau Carling, 2005
7
Sunset and Sawdust
It is a case that will require a well of inner strength she never knew she had. Spirited and electrifying, Sunset and Sawdust is a mystery and a tale like nothing you’ve read before. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Joe R. Lansdale, 2007
8
Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley
One of the most beloved of all children’s book writers tells the story of a seemingly worn-out mare, owned by Molly’s family, who is carrying a secret: a baby mule!
Marguerite Henry, 2012
9
Olympians of the Sawdust Circle: A Biographical Dictionary ...
This A-Z guide lists: surname, given name, dates of birth and death (if known), type of entertainment (and function) with which the individual was associated, and the companies and dates by whom the person was employed.
William L. Slout, 1998
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Sawdust In My Veins
This autobiography is the story of an authentic Georgia lumberman. Bill Griffin has captured the essence of culture in rural Georgia while painting an intimate picture of the sawmilling industry in his home state.
William Henry Griffin, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAWDUST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sawdust is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sawdust & Splinters coming to Liberty
LIBERTY — The popular logging sports event Sawdust & Splinters will be held at Ethel Vance Natural Area this year, town officials said Tuesday. For the past ... «McComb Enterprise Journal, Jul 15»
2
49th Annual Sawdust Art Festival
Gayle Anderson was live in Laguna Beach for the Sawdust Art Festival's 49th Annual Summer Show, happening now through Sunday, August 30, 2015, open 10 ... «KTLA, Jul 15»
3
New, Familiar Faces Heed Sawdust Festival's Call
Glass blower Muffin Spencer Devlin shows off her wares this week at the Sawdust Art Festival, which opens today for its summer season. Photo by Jody Tiongco. «Laguna Beach Independent Newspaper, Jun 15»
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Art-a-Faire and Sawdust: Festival season returns to Laguna Beach
People attending the Sawdust Art Festival's preview night dance to music by the Blues Offenders. LEONARD ORTIZ, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. BY JACKIE ... «OCRegister, Jun 15»
5
Hansen: Sawdust art never ceases to surprise
It's the year before the 50th anniversary of the Sawdust Festival, so you could almost forgive vendors if they airmailed this one in — maybe erect the same booth ... «Coastline Pilot, Jun 15»
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ArtsBeat | National Sawdust, a New Concert Hall, to Open in …
The transformation of a century-old sawdust factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, into a new music center is nearly complete: organizers said Friday that the hall, ... «New York Times, May 15»
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'It fell too fast,' Louisa worker perishes in sawdust avalanche
Logs, board and sawdust lie everywhere at Chips Inc. in Louisa County, where, on Tuesday, 46-year-old Sean Marcus Lucas went to work filling his tractor trailer ... «wtvr.com, May 15»
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Novozymes to supply world's first sawdust-based biofuel refinery
COPENHAGEN May 5 Danish industrial enzymes maker Novozymes has struck a deal to supply the world's first refinery producing biofuel from sawdust. «Reuters, May 15»
9
Sawdust pile catches fire at pallet business
Crews say a sawdust pile caught fire at Mobile Pallet Incorporated near Wayland. The business makes shipping pallets. The fire chief tells us crews quickly put ... «WWMT-TV, Mar 15»
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Misfortune Leads the Sons of Sawdust Back to the Past and Back …
There are small, defining moments in people's lives that can either drive the nails into their coffins, or cause them to rise up and build a new foundation. For Matt ... «Flagpole Magazine, Mar 15»

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