sawdust
The fine particles created by sawing wood or other materialThe fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.
» Tom filled the holes with sawdust.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.
Sägemehl, Sägespäne
опи́лкиopílki, древе́сная мука́drevésnaja muká
ти́рсаtýrsa, пилови́нняpylovýnnja
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
(derogatory, informal, uncountable, usually)Food that is unpleasantly powdery and tasteless.
Examples
7 sentencesTom filled the holes with sawdust.
Why is there sawdust on the floor?
ruПочему на полу опилки?
deWarum liegt auf dem Boden Sägemehl?
The floor is covered in sawdust.
ruПол усыпан опилками.
deAuf dem Fußboden liegt überall Sägemehl.
Tom's head is full of sawdust.
deTom hat Stroh im Kopf.
Ziri cleaned the sawdust from the workbench.
Translations
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Origin
From saw + dust.From saw + dust.
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Forms
plural: sawdusts| Singular | sawdust |
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uncountable
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
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