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sawtooth

adjective saw·tooth \-ˌtüth\

Definition of SAWTOOTH

:  having serrations :  arranged or having parts arranged like the teeth of a saw <a sawtooth roof>
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First Known Use of SAWTOOTH

circa 1859

Rhymes with SAWTOOTH

bucktooth, cheek tooth, dogtooth, Duluth, egg tooth, eyetooth, forsooth, half-truth, home truth, houndstooth, in truth, Kossuth, milk tooth, selcouth, sweet tooth, tollbooth, uncouth, untruth, vermouth

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sawtooth
  2. sawtooth building
  3. Sawtooth Mountains
  4. sawtooth roulette
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