buzzsawed
Power-tool severed through
Buzzsawed means cut through with a buzzsaw—a circular power saw with aggressive teeth.
Figuratively, it describes being destroyed or overwhelmed with brutal efficiency: The team got buzzsawed in the playoffs, Her argument buzzsawed through his objections.
The image suggests something chewed up quickly and mercilessly.
Powdery timber waste
- kerfIncision from a blade
- crosscutPerpendicular timber cut
- lumberSawn wood for building
- planksFlat construction lumber pieces
blade · teeth · splinter · shredded · severed · sliced · halved · cleaved
Completely destroyed a structure
- shreddedTorn into strips
- annihilatedCompletely destroyed, nothing remaining
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
smashed · crushed · dismantled · razed · decimated · pulverized · torn · splintered
Controlled or overpowered
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- steamrolledDefeated overwhelmingly
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
trounced · shellacked · blowout · lopsided · overwhelmed · outmatched · overpowered · pummeled
sawdust
Powdery timber waste
planks · blade · teeth · splinter · shredded · severed · sliced · halved · cleaved · bisected
demolished
Completely destroyed a structure
- shreddedTorn into strips
- annihilatedCompletely destroyed, nothing remaining
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
wrecked · smashed · crushed · dismantled · razed · decimated · pulverized · torn · splintered · flattened
dominated
Controlled or overpowered
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- steamrolledDefeated overwhelmingly
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
routed · trounced · shellacked · blowout · lopsided · overwhelmed · outmatched · overpowered · pummeled · throttled
deafening
Overwhelmingly loud
shrieking · piercing · din · racket · earplugs · decibels · noise · blaring · grinding · droning
buzzsawedwhittled
Cut away gradually
hand-carved · chiseled · filed · carved · hacksawed