Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 15 compound words that contain sawn. The most common are listed below. Open sawn in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- sawn-off shotgunA shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened for ease of concealment and to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes).
- rift sawnpast participle of rift saw: A circular saw with toothed arms for cutting logs radially.
- sawn offpast participle of saw off: To cut off with a saw.
- flat-sawnAlternative form of flatsawn: Sawn without any change of orientation of the blade between planks.
- plain sawnpast participle of plain saw: To cut into boards using parallel cuts that are tangential to the growth rings.
- rip sawnpast participle of rip saw: A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.
- sawn logspast participle of saw logs: To sleep.
- sawn woodpast participle of saw wood: To snore loudly.
- sawn-offsplural of sawn-off: To cut off with a saw.
- sawn gourdspast participle of saw gourds: To snore very loudly.
- sawn-off shotgunsplural of sawn-off shotgun: A shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened for ease of concealment and to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes).
- sawn off the branch one was sitting onpast participle of saw off the branch one is sitting on: To pursue a course of action that will lead to self-destruction.
Compound words 15
- flatsawnSawn without any change of orientation of the blade between planks.
- plainsawnflatsawn
- riftsawnSawn radially, so the annual rings are at an angle of nearly 90° to the faces.
- sawnworkDesign made by cutting with a jigsaw, often elaborately.
- unsawnNot sawn.
- SawndipThe traditional Chinese character-derived script used to write the Zhuang language.
- backsawnpast participle of backsaw: A handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.
- bandsawnpast participle of bandsaw: A powered saw whose blade is a continuous band of metal with teeth along one edge.
- chainsawnpast participle of chainsaw: A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.
- fretsawnpast participle of fretsaw: A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.