Definition

1. Noun:
   • A mill for dressing logs and lumber: A sawmill is a facility or building where logs are cut into lumber (wooden boards or planks).
   • A large sawing machine: A sawmill can also refer to the large, powerful machine itself that is used to cut logs.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The old sawmill by the river processed timber for the entire region.
  • They invested in a new, more efficient sawmill to increase production.

Advanced Usage

• "To work at/run a sawmill": To be employed at or manage a sawmill operation.
  • His grandfather used to run a sawmill in the pine forest.

Variants and Related Words

• Sawmill worker (n): A person who works in a sawmill.
• Sawmilling (n): The business or process of operating a sawmill.

Synonyms

• Lumber mill: A mill for producing lumber.
• Timber mill: A mill for processing timber.

Related Phrases

• Sawmill dust: The fine wood particles produced as waste during sawing.
  • The air in the yard was thick with sawmill dust.
• Sawmill pond: A pond used for storing logs before they are processed at a sawmill.

Noun

1. a mill for dressing logs and lumber
2. a large sawing machine