buzzsaw
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A circular saw.
noun
Someone or something that makes a loud, harsh, grinding or rasping noise, like that of a circular saw.
Slang
noun
One who attacks violently and/or mindlessly.
Example Sentences
- "Agriculture Secretary Edward T. Schafer is preparing to walk into a buzzsaw of criticism over American biofuels policy when he meets with world leaders to discuss the global food crisis next week."
- "No danger of these buzzsaws waking up, it was enough to make you wish for impaired hearing."
- "Anyway, buzzsaw hardcore from both bands with nice 'n' trebly production, and each have some Japanese influences in there."
- "Nasal buzzsaws shook the sides of the tent as finally, they were all out for night."
- "In the darkness, Benny listened to the sounds of the street: a far-off police siren, a dog's growl, a hip-hop pulse blaring from a car stereo, the buzzsaw whine of the El."
- "Golden tracers from the jaggering MG42 buzzsaw lit up the air like glitter, and from both directions there were bee-hive-volumes of whizzes and snaps as bullets passed through the air, in some cases only feet from them."