sawtooth

adjective

saw·​tooth ˈsȯ-ˌtüth 

: having serrations : arranged or having parts arranged like the teeth of a saw

a sawtooth roof

Examples of sawtooth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There is a sawtooth hanger on the back for quick and easy installation. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 2 June 2021

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

Autumn here is all about yellows, with sawtooth sunflower, tall coreopsis, and goldenrod still going strong. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sawtooth

• bluetooth
• forsooth
• tolbooth
• uncouth
• untruth
• vermouth
• luth
• muth
• sleuth
• tooth
• youth