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Showing words for WHIPSAW using the English dictionary
7 Letter Words for Whipsaw
whipsaw
5 Letter Words for Whipsaw
aphis, apish, pshaw, spahi, whaps, whips, whisp, wisha
4 Letter Words for Whipsaw
apis, haps, hasp, haws, hips, pahi, pahs, pais, pash, pasi, paws, phis, pias, pisa, pish, psha, psia, saip, shap, shaw, shia, ship, spaw, swap, waps, wash, wasp, waws, whap, whip, wips, wish, wisp
3 Letter Words for Whipsaw
ahi, ahs, ais, aph, ash, asp, aws, hap, has, haw, hia, hip, his, ihp, ihs, iph, ips, ish, iwa, pah, pas, paw, phi, pia, pis, psi, psw, sah, sai, sap, saw, sha, shi, shp, sip, spa, swa, wah, wap, was, waw, wha, whs, wis, wsw
Definitions for Whipsaw
[1] a saw for two persons, as a pitsaw, used to divide timbers lengthwise.
[2] to cut with a whipsaw.
[3] to win two bets from (a person) at one turn or play, as at faro.
[4] to subject to two opposing forces at the same time: The real-estate market has been whipsawed by high interest rates and unemployment.
[5] (of a trailer, railroad car, etc.) to swing suddenly to the right or left, as in rounding a sharp curve at high speed.
[6] any saw with a flexible blade, such as a bandsaw
[7] to saw with a whipsaw
[8] US to defeat in two ways at once
Words nearby Whipsaw
whippletree, whippoorwill, whippy, whipray, whips, whipsaw, whipsawed, whipscorpion, whipsnake, whipstall, whipstitch
Origin of Whipsaw
First recorded in 1530–40; whip + saw1