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Chainsaw

🔄 Synonyms of "Chainsaw"

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Word	Definition
chain sawnoun	Alternative spelling of chainsaw. [(forestry, machinery, DIY) A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chainsaw"

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Word	Definition
sawnoun	A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.
sawmillnoun	A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.
sawingnoun	The act by which something is sawn.
chainnoun	A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
wallnoun	A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
sawnnoun	A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.
buzzsawnoun	A circular saw.
two-man sawnoun	A large manual saw, often more than ten feet in length, designed to be worked by two men, one on each end.
meat axenoun	A cleaver used for chopping meat.
chain gunnoun	A machine gun or autocannon that uses an external power source via a continuous loop of chain.
boarding axenoun	An axe with a spike opposite the cutting edge, used for smashing locks, cutting ropes, etc. during naval warfare.
kickbacknoun	(countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; especially, a kind of quid pro quo in which if you (an insider) secretly help me (an outsider) win the bid for the contract then I will secretly send you a portion of the contract value; thus, a kind of bribe.
kerfnoun	The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
bladenoun	The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
matchetnoun	machete
chopnoun	A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
trauma shearsnoun	A kind of scissors with a bent blade, used by paramedics etc. to cut clothing quickly and safely from injured people.
slashnoun	A slashing action or motion:
guillotinenoun	(historical, also figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
slasher movienoun	(film) A horror movie which depicts gory, murderous violence, often including scenes of torture.