chainsaws
Loud logging tools
Chainsaws are power tools with a toothed chain rotating around a guide bar, used for cutting wood.
They fell trees, trim branches, and slice logs.
The word evokes raw power and danger—chainsaws appear in horror films as instruments of terror.
Figuratively, to chainsaw through something is to cut aggressively without finesse: He chainsawed through the budget proposal.
Wood for construction
- fellingDowning standing timber
- lumberjacksProfessional tree fellers
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
loggers · bucking · stumps · skidders · pulpwood · hardwood · softwood · sawmill
Cutting vegetation for health
- fellingDowning standing timber
- trimmingCutting away excess
- buckingJumping to unseat rider
- limbingRemoving branches from trunks
sectioning · severing · notching · ripping · crosscut · teeth · sharpening · tensioning
Likely to cause injury
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- precautionPreventive safety measure
accident · protective · chaps · goggles · earmuffs · gloves · helmet · training
Machine producing motion
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
throttle · revving · combustion · two-stroke · four-stroke · electric · battery · cordless
Shaped three-dimensional art
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
competition · demonstration · woodchips · grain · texture · block · sculptor · gallery
Acoustic intensity units
- earplugsInsertable sound blockers
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
din · muffler · idle · revving · drone · whine · snarl · neighbors
Making more cutting
- tensioningIncreasing tightness by pulling
- oilingApplying slick substance
- sprocketToothed wheel for chains
- sparkplugCombustion ignition component
carburetor · clutch · file · gauge · cleaning · storage · winterizing · tune-up
timber
Wood for construction
- fellingDowning standing timber
- lumberjacksProfessional tree fellers
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
deforestation · loggers · bucking · stumps · skidders · pulpwood · hardwood · softwood · sawmill · silviculture
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
limbing · sectioning · severing · notching · ripping · crosscut · teeth · sharpening · tensioning · kerf
hazardous
Likely to cause injury
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- amputationSurgical limb removal
precaution · accident · protective · chaps · goggles · earmuffs · gloves · helmet · training · certification
engine
Machine producing motion
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
torque · throttle · revving · combustion · two-stroke · four-stroke · electric · battery · cordless · fuel
sculpture
Shaped three-dimensional art
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
figurine · competition · demonstration · woodchips · grain · texture · block · sculptor · gallery · exhibition
decibels
Acoustic intensity units
racket · din · muffler · idle · revving · drone · whine · snarl · neighbors
sharpening
Making more cutting
- tensioningIncreasing tightness by pulling
- oilingApplying slick substance
- sprocketToothed wheel for chains
sparkplug · carburetor · clutch · file · gauge · cleaning · storage · winterizing · tune-up · replacement
- timber industrylumber, sawmills, logging camps, lumberjacks, timber trade
- Sawsjigsaw, jigsaws, hacksaw, handsaw, backsaw
- loggingloggers, lumberjacks, felling, tree felling, timber harvesting
- trail maintenancetrail maintenance, trail crew, trail crews, erosion control, brush clearing
- loud noisesnoise, bang, crash, roar, boom
- cutting toolsaxe, knife, blade, scissors, shears
chainsawshand saws
Manual toothed cutting tools
handsaws · axes · crosscut saws · bow saws · two-man saws
chainsawstree planting
Installing saplings in earth
reforestation · saplings · conservation · seedlings · forest preservation
- Texas Chainsaw MassacreSlasher horror franchise
- electric chainsawPlug-in timber cutter
- chainsaw artSculptures carved with logging tool
- Texas ChainsawSlasher film franchise name
- gas chainsawFuel-burning toothed wood cutter
- chainsaw carvingShaping wood with toothed motor