English Words Starting With S

• saw pit

  nounLow
  /ˈsɔː pɪt/A pit where logs are sawn manually, typically by two people using a long saw.
• saw set

  nounVery Low (Specialist)
  /ˈsɔː ˌsɛt/A tool or device, or the process of adjusting, for setting the teeth of a hand saw (bending them alternately to left and right) to create a kerf wider than the saw blade to reduce friction.
• saw-off

  nounC1
  /ˈsɔː ɒf/The act of sawing something off or the end result of something being sawn off; often used figuratively to mean a compromise, trade-off, or inconclusive ending.
• saw-whet owl

  nounLow
  /ˌsɔː ˈwɛt ˌaʊl/A very small, secretive North American owl (genus Aegolius) with a distinctive repetitive, whistling call that resembles the sound of a whetting (sharpening) saw.
• saw-wort

  nounC2/Extremely Rare
  /ˈsɔː.wɜːt/A plant of the daisy family, Serratula tinctoria, with serrated leaves and thistle-like flower heads, historically used for producing a yellow dye.
• sawatch

  nounVery low
  /səˈwɒtʃ/A mountain range in central Colorado, USA.
• sawbill

  nounLow (Specialist/Regional)
  /ˈsɔːbɪl/A type of diving duck with a long, slender, serrated bill adapted for catching fish.
• sawbones

  nounLow
  /ˈsɔːbəʊnz/A surgeon or doctor (informal, often humorous or derogatory).
• sawbuck

  nounLow
  /ˈsɔːbʌk/A ten-dollar bill (US currency).
• sawbuck table

  nounLow / Technical
  /ˈsɔːbʌk ˈteɪbəl/A sturdy worktable with a frame that resembles the Roman numeral X (like a sawhorse), specifically designed to support wood while sawing.
• sawder

  nounverbVery Rare / Archaic
  /ˈsɔːdə(r)/Flattery; soft, ingratiating talk.
• sawdust

  nounB2
  /ˈsɔːdʌst/Small particles or fine powder of wood that are produced when wood is cut with a saw.
• sawdust trail

  nounLow
  /ˈsɔːdʌst ˌtreɪl/A route or journey, originally taken by itinerant preachers in American revivalist meetings held in temporary structures with sawdust-covered floors, now used more broadly for an evangelistic or spiritual path.
• sawed-off shotgun

  nounC1
  /ˌsɔːn ɒf ˈʃɒtɡʌn/A shotgun with its barrel(s) and often its stock shortened, making it more concealable and giving it a wider shot spread at close range.
• sawfish

  nounLow
  /ˈsɔːfɪʃ/A large marine fish with a long, flat, saw-like snout (rostrum) edged with teeth.
• sawfly

  nounLow
  /ˈsɔːflaɪ/An insect belonging to the suborder Symphyta, whose females have a saw-like ovipositor used to cut into plant tissue to lay eggs.
• sawhorse

  nounC1
  /ˈsɔːhɔːs/A frame or rack used to support wood being sawed.
• sawm

  nounVery low
  /sɔːm/The religious practice of fasting, particularly the daytime fast from dawn to sunset during the month of Ramadan, observed by Muslims.
• sawmill

  nounMedium
  /ˈsɔːmɪl/A factory where logs are sawn into boards or planks.
• sawn

  verbLow-to-Medium
  /sɔːn/Past participle of 'saw', meaning to cut (wood, metal, etc.) with a saw.

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