buzzsaw
noun, verb
buzzsaw is spelled B-U-Z-Z-S-A-W: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, buzzsaw means “A circular saw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of buzzsaw is buzzsaws.
How many letters and syllables are in buzzsaw?
| Letters | 7: B-U-Z-Z-S-A-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is buzzsaw?
Buzzsaw appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of buzzsaw
- buzzsaws plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- buzzsawing participle, present
- buzzsawed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buzzsaw mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A circular saw.
- 2
slangSomeone or something that makes a loud, harsh, grinding or rasping noise, like that of a circular saw.
- 3
slangThe MG 42 general-purpose machine gun.
- 4
slangA violently destructive attack.
- 5
One who attacks violently and/or mindlessly.
verb
- 1
To cut with a circular saw.
- 2
colloquialTo spin rapidly like the blades of a circular saw.
- 3
colloquialTo produce a loud, harsh noise like that of a circular saw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does buzzsaw come from?
From buzz + saw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).