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chainsaw

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Bunny threatened to chainsaw the flat in Muswell Hill and torch the goldfish, although maybe it was the other way round. ▪ In one radio commercial, Scratchman rescues a kitten stranded in a tree by firing up a chainsaw . ▪ It ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Chainsaw " is a song recorded by American country music group The Band Perry . It was released in March 3, 2014 as the fourth single from their second album, Pioneer . The song was written by Shane McAnally , Josh Osborne , Matthew Ramsey . One of the ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also chain saw , chain-saw ; 1818 as a surgical apparatus; 1835 in the saw mill sense, from chain (n.) + saw (n.).

Usage examples of chainsaw.

Small Looney fell to the floor, shrieking and scooting away from the chainsaw as if it were alive and might stampede after him like a wild predator.

I sealed the kitchen door behind me with the turnbuckle, zipped my jacket all the way up to my nose, took the heavy-duty flashlight from its perch near the chainsaw, and thumbed open the latch of the outside door.

Each foursome had two chainsaws, coils of tubing and someone who knew how to lay it.

The shed itself looked as if it had encountered a giant with a chainsaw who had sawed it neatly in half, right along the rooftree, leaving it with the same three-wall construction favored by dollhouses everywhere.

Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria from nightmare and ecru marble, then hack it apart with a chainsaw and reassemble it with indifferent attention to form and order.

He hefted the chainsaw and moved as swiftly as he could toward the houseboat entrance.

He snatched the chainsaw and, pressing the starter, ran forward and swung the whirring blade at the monster.

But as soon as the head stopped screaming and the glow faded from the evil red eyes, Haven decided the thing was dead enough for federal standards and turned the chainsaw off.

Micah was an expert with a chainsaw, a drill, and a bit, but he was in over his head when it came to a computer.

His chainsaw had cut up a storm of downed limbs and dead branches when he finally killed the engine and came up for air.

He stopped at the outer woodshed for a chainsaw, a long-handled ax, and a sled.

As soon as he turned off his engine, he heard the chainsaw, all the more so when he opened his door.

Micah Smith was a head taller than he was, the chainsaw might have been a toy for the ease with which he held it, and, below an orange wool hat, his face was threatening and dark.

With a quick pull, he set the chainsaw to snarling and went to work on the trunk.

With a disparaging snort, Micah revved up the chainsaw and turned away.