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SAWMILL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sawmill mean?
• SAWMILL (noun)
The noun SAWMILL has 2 senses:
1. a large sawing machine
2. a mill for dressing logs and lumber
Familiarity information: SAWMILL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large sawing machine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sawmill" is a kind of...):
power saw; saw; sawing machine (a power tool for cutting wood)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mill for dressing logs and lumber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
lumbermill; sawmill
Hypernyms ("sawmill" is a kind of...):
factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)
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