sawtooth

adjective

saw·​tooth ˈsȯ-ˌtüth How to pronounce sawtooth (audio)
: having serrations : arranged or having parts arranged like the teeth of a saw
a sawtooth roof

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For instance, the Cowboy Label draws on American western wear from the 1940s and ‘50s and includes the brand’s best-selling sawtooth western shirt. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2023 These greens are tender but their slender, sawtooth-edge leaves have a subtly bitter taste. Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2022 The cable has a sawtooth design with ribbing that helps stop annoying microphonic when the cables chafe. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021 Among them: taking out a mezzanine level that cut through some of the more majestic double-height spaces and removing paint from the sawtooth skylights on the third floor that had been painted over during World War II — and never unpainted. Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2021 See all Example Sentences for sawtooth 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sawtooth was circa 1859

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“Sawtooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sawtooth. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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