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saw (SAW) (verb)
1. To have perceived an object by the use of one's eyes or vision: Yesterday Jessie saw the herd of buffalo in the distance.

Vera saw Leon's sister at the party last night and she seemed to be having a good time.

2. To have become aware of some concept or reality: Bradley's friend saw an opportunity to improve his career and so he took advantage of the situation.
3. To have understood something: Jeanne finally saw the point made by her teacher after she read the chapter in her textbook.
saw (SAW) (noun)
1. A tool used for cutting hard material; such as, wood or metal: Bill sharpened his saw so he could finish cutting the logs for the fireplace.
2. A common saying or proverb: Herbert's grandfather often recited the old saw about "an apple a day keeping the doctor away."

Sue said, there is a saw (saying) about "Red Sky at Night, Sailors' Delight" because when she sailed to Australia, she saw what that saw meant since she and her fellow travelers experienced spectacular sunsets over the Pacific Ocean and a safe and peaceful voyage.

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surface acoustic wave, SAW (s) (noun); surface acoustic waves; SAWs (pl)
A technology used for automatic identification in which low power microwave radio frequency signals are converted to ultrasonic acoustic signals by a piezoelectric crystalline material in the transponder: Surface acoustic waves were first described by Lord Rayleigh in 1885.

Variations in the reflected signal can be used to provide a unique identity.

SAW appliances are applied in television and radio.
This entry is located in the following units: acous-, acou-, acouo-, acoustico-, acouto-, acousti-, -acousia, -acousis, -acoustical, acu-, -acusis-, -acusia (page 8) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Definitions (page 9)
Units related to: “saw”
serra-, serri-, serr-
(Latin: saw, saw-tooth)
vid-, video-, vis-, -vision, -visional, -visionally, visuo-, vu-
(Latin: videre, "to see"; plus words with other related meanings: to notice, noticing, noticed; observe, observing, observed; look, looking, looked; perceive, perceiving, perceived, perception; see, seeing, saw, seen, sight; view, viewing, viewed; manifest, manifesting, manifested; reveal, revealing, revealed, revelelation)
Word Entries at Get Words: “saw”
saw (s) (noun), saws (pl)
1. A common or old familiar proverb or saying: "A stitch in time saves nine" is one saw which means: A little effort done sooner to fix a small problem prevents it from becoming a bigger one requiring more effort to fix later.

Frank's grandfather often recited the old saw about "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" is another saw which means "look before you leap" because when a person does not plan ahead and think matters through, he or she could become involved in risky or unfavorable situations which a wise person avoids.

Here are the words to a famous song by Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley about this saw:

Fools rush in, where angels fear to tread

And so I come to you my love

My heart above my head.

Though I see the danger there

If there's a chance for me

Then I don't care.

So open up your heart and let

This fool rush in.

2. Etymology: from Middle English sawe and Old English sagu, "speech, talk."
An old saying or maxim.
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Here is a list of saws which the speaker in the cartoon might have used:
  • Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
  • A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
  • Actions speak louder than words.
  • A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
  • A picture is worth a thousand words.
  • Beggars can’t be choosers.
  • Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
  • Better late than never.
  • Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
  • Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
  • Don’t judge a book by its cover.
  • Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.
  • Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
  • Easy come, easy go.
  • Honesty is the best policy.
  • Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
  • If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
  • If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
  • If you play with fire, you’ll get burned.
  • If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.
  • No man is an island.
  • People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
  • Practice makes perfect.
  • The early bird gets the worm.
  • The grass is always greener on the other side.
  • There is no place like home.
  • There is no time like the present.
  • Two heads are better than one.
  • Two wrongs don’t make a right.
  • When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
  • You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink it.
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