Meaning

2 senses
  1. (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

  2. (derogatory, informal, uncountable, usually)Food that is unpleasantly powdery and tasteless.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom filled the holes with sawdust.

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  2. Why is there sawdust on the floor?

    ruПочему на полу опилки?

    deWarum liegt auf dem Boden Sägemehl?

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  3. The floor is covered in sawdust.

    ruПол усыпан опилками.

    deAuf dem Fußboden liegt überall Sägemehl.

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  4. Tom's head is full of sawdust.

    deTom hat Stroh im Kopf.

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  5. Ziri cleaned the sawdust from the workbench.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
dust created by sawing:
Русский
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dust created by sawing:
Deutsch
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dust created by sawing:

Origin

From saw + dust.

From saw + dust.

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