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Meanings of saw-toothed in English

Notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex.

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Usage of saw-toothed in English
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The saw-toothed range lifted its crest into a sky of violet haze.
The Sheriff's Son
2
We waited for a saw-toothed monster to rear out of the water.
BBC
3
Little red bird's eye chillis and saw-toothed shiso and tingly Sichuan peppercorns.
iD
4
That's why Rassor has two saw-toothed cylindrical mining tools protruding from each end.
Wired
5
Bend the saw-toothed edges at right angles to the piece on the dotted lines.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
6
There the beach was slashed by many black, saw-toothed reefs.
Angel Island
7
A monstrous claw with saw-toothed edges flashed into the light, immediately into darkness again.
Phantoms
8
Soon, our course was along a narrow channel saw-toothed with jetties on either hand.
Virginia: the Old Dominion / As seen from its colonial waterway,...
9
The factory saw-toothed the horizon with its hideous profile as the moon rose in the east.
The Whispering Spheres
10
Ahead rose a series of irregular saw-toothed summits.
Rock and Ice Magazine
11
Before and below them lay a maze of heights and valleys, sharp drops, and saw-toothed rises.
Storm Over Warlock
12
Hot pain raked saw-toothed nails through his chest as they dragged him through the front room.
I Am Legend
13
My eyes widen with shock as I notice how the rope bends over the saw-toothed quartz.
Rock and Ice Magazine
14
The saw-toothed blades of grass directly before Jack's eyes seemed as tall and stiff as sabres.
The talisman
15
Why, she zig-zagged an' saw-toothed the whole way!
The Story of Waitstill Baxter
16
They wore knee spikes, and glossy black uniforms, and carried 14-inch, saw-toothed knives in their boots.
The Sirens of Titan