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HANDSAW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A saw used with one hand for cutting wood
Synonyms:
carpenter's saw; hand saw; handsaw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("handsaw" is a kind of...):
saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handsaw"):
back saw; backsaw (a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge)
compass saw (a handsaw with a narrow triangular blade for cutting curves)
coping saw (a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood)
crosscut handsaw; crosscut saw; cutoff saw (handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major axis))
keyhole saw (a handsaw with a long narrow blade for cutting short radius curves; similar to a compass saw)
pruning saw (a handsaw used for pruning trees)
ripsaw; splitsaw (a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood)
