| backsaw | (noun) a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge | Synonyms: back saw |
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| bandsaw | (noun) an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels | Synonyms: band saw |
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| bucksaw | (noun) a saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck | - |
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| chainsaw | (noun) portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain | Synonyms: chain saw |
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| fretsaw | (noun) fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines | Synonyms: jigsaw, scroll saw |
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| gangsaw | (noun) a power saw that has several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts | - |
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| hacksaw | (noun) saw used with one hand for cutting metal | Synonyms: hack saw, metal saw |
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| handsaw | (noun) a saw used with one hand for cutting wood | Synonyms: carpenter's saw, hand saw |
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| isaw | (noun) a street food from the Philippines, made from barbecued pig or chicken intestines | - |
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| jigsaw | (noun) fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines | Synonyms: fretsaw, scroll saw |
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| (noun) a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut | Synonyms: reciprocating saw, saber saw |
| pitsaw | (noun) a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below | - |
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| ripsaw | (noun) a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood | Synonyms: splitsaw |
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| saw | (noun) hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting | - |
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| (noun) a power tool for cutting wood | Synonyms: power saw, sawing machine |
| (noun) a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people | Synonyms: adage, byword, proverb |
| (verb) cut with a saw | - |
| seesaw | (noun) a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end | Synonyms: dandle board, teeter-totter, teeter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board |
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| (verb) move up and down as if on a seesaw | - |
| (verb) ride on a plank | Synonyms: teeter-totter, teetertotter |
| (verb) move unsteadily, with a rocking motion | Synonyms: teeter, totter |
| splitsaw | (noun) a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood | Synonyms: ripsaw |
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| whipsaw | (noun) a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people | Synonyms: lumberman's saw, two-handed saw, two-man saw |
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| (verb) saw with a whipsaw | - |
| (verb) victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations | - |