Sawdust
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɔːˌdʌst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sawdust is a noun meaning The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.
Meaning
The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.
More Meanings
- (informal, derogatory) Food that is unpleasantly powdery and tasteless.
- (transitive) To sprinkle with sawdust.
Example Sentences
I have a hard time looking at green cylinder Parmesan, the scentless sawdust inside practically mocking Giorgio Cravero's Parmigiano-Reggiano […]
[…] the raking out of yesterday's fire, the kindling of to-day's under the collegiate boiler, the filling of that Spartan vessel at the pump, the sweeping and sawdusting of the common room, and other such preparations.
Word Forms
- sawdusts
- sawdusting
- sawdusted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dust, sanderdust, sawing, milldust, swarf, frass.
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