/ Dictionary / Index P plain-saw: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: plain-saw Pronunciation: (plān'sô"), [key] — -sawed, -sawed -sawn, -saw•ing. to reduce (a squared log) to boards with evenly spaced parallel cuts; bastard-saw. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. plain sailing plains grasshopper Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language