seesaws
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of seesaw
Source: Wiktionary
See"saw`, n. Etym: [Probably a reduplication of saw, to express the alternate motion to and fro, as in the act of sawing.]
1. A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move alternately up and down.
2. A plank or board adjusted for this play.
3. A vibratory or reciprocating motion. He has been arguing in a circle; there is thus a seesaw between the hypothesis and fact. Sir W. Hamilton.
4. (Whist.)
Definition: Same as Crossruff.
See"saw`, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Seesawad; p. pr. & vb. n. Seesawing.]
Definition: To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward.
See"saw`, v. t.
Definition: To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion. He seesaws himself to and fro. Ld. Lytton.
See"saw`, a.
Definition: Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
