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Definition: Chainsaw |
ChainsawNoun1. Portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A chainsaw is a mechanized saw used for cutting things more rapidly than would be possible with a standard saw. A chainsaw's cutting surface is a sharp chain, which is rapidly moved around a track by a small internal combustion engine. Some models of chainsaws have an electric motor instead of a gasoline engine.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Chainsaw."
Synonym: ChainsawSynonym: chain saw (n). (additional references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I mean who needs a serial psycho with a chainsaw when we have ourselves (Happy Campers; writing credit: Daniel Waters) | |
Lyrics | I hope you know I pack a chainsaw, what (Break Stuff; performing artist: Limp Bizkit) I pack a chainsaw (Break Stuff; performing artist: Limp Bizkit) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Ladies of the Evil Dead: Two Sided Chainsaw (2003) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) Hillbilly Chainsaw Massacre (1995) | |
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| Play | Caption |
 | Electric chainsaw cutting through wood. |
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| "Chainsaw" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.09% of the time. "Chainsaw" is used about 103 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.09% | 100 | 32,668 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.94% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.97% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 103 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "chainsaw": chainsaw-handed, chainsaw-happy, chainsaw-wielding. | |
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| Language | Translations for "chainsaw"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Dutch | draagbare kettingzaag (portable chainsaw). (various references) | |
French | cadre de scie à chaîne (chainsaw felling frame), scie à chaîne portable (portable chainsaw). (various references) | |
German | kettensäge. (various references) | |
Greek | μηχανικό Ï€Ïιόνι, αλυσιδοπÏίονο. (various references) | |
Hungarian | láncfűrész. (various references) | |
Italian | motosega a catena portatile (portable chainsaw). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ainsawchay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | serra portátil de corrente (portable chainsaw). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | motorna testera. (various references) | |
Spanish | sierra de cadena portátil (portable chainsaw). (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "chainsaw": chainsawed, chainsawing, chainsaws. (additional references) | |
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"Chainsaw" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chainse, Chaissac. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-h-i-n-s-w" | |
-2 letters: ashcan, cashaw, chains, chinas, haniwa, nachas. | |
-3 letters: awash, cains, chain, chaws, chias, china, chins, hansa, schwa, shawn, swain, wains, whins, winch, wisha. | |
-4 letters: aahs, ains, anas, anis, ansa, asci, awns, cain, cans, casa, cash, caws, chaw, chia, chin, chis, haws, hins, hisn, hwan, ichs, inch, sain, sawn, scan, shaw, shin, sinh, snaw, swan. | |
-5 letters: aah. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-h-i-n-s-w" | |
+1 letter: chainsaws. | |
+2 letters: chainsawed, chinawares. | |
+3 letters: backwashing, chainsawing. | |
+4 letters: watchmakings. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Sounds 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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