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    HANDSAW

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A saw used with one hand for cutting woodplay

    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)

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