1. saw - Noun
2. saw - Verb
Derived from see
3. saw - Interjection
5. Saw - Proper noun
imp. of See.
Something said; speech; discourse.
A saying; a proverb; a maxim.
Dictate; command; decree.
An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.
To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.
To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel.
Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.
To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.
To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.
To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.
of See
Source: Webster's dictionary- How can you believe in God? Have you seen your God? - I haven't actually seen God. But I have performed many brain surgeries, and when I opened the skull, I never saw a mind in there either. And I never found a conscience there either. Luke (Voyno-Yasenetsky)
I know a man who, when he saw a woman of striking beauty, praised the Creator for her. The sight of her lit within him the love of God. John Climacus
If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim. Margaret Thatcher
I pointed out the stars and moon to you, but all you saw was the tip of my finger. African Proverb
They think a calf a large beast that never saw a cow. English Proverb
I saw you at Lucca, I knew you at Pisa. Italian Proverb