Standard Lemma guide

serrated

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /səˈɹeɪtɪd/
  • UK: /sɪˈɹeɪtɪd/
  • Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪtɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: S EH1 R EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Notched or cut like a saw.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • That knife has a serrated blade.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Maple leaves have serrated edges.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of serrate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: serrate, saw-toothed, toothed, notched

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Past participle of serrate.

Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սղոցաձեւ (sġocʻajew) — saw-like
  • Azerbaijani: dırmıqlı — saw-like
  • Catalan: serrat — saw-like
  • Czech: zubatý — saw-like
  • Danish: tandet — saw-like
  • Dutch: gekarteld — saw-like
  • Esperanto: denta — saw-like
  • Finnish: sahalaitainen — saw-like
  • French: denté — saw-like
  • French: dentelé — saw-like
  • Georgian: დაკბილული (daḳbiluli) — saw-like
  • Georgian: კბილოვანი (ḳbilovani) — saw-like
  • Hawaiian: nihoniho — saw-like
  • Hungarian: recés — saw-like
  • Italian: seghettato — saw-like
  • Italian: dentellato — saw-like
  • Japanese: 鋸歯状 (kyoshijō) — saw-like
  • Malay: bergerigi — saw-like
  • Māori: nihoniho — saw-like
  • Māori: taratara — saw-like
  • Navajo: doolghas — saw-like
  • Persian: دندانهدار (dandâne-dâr) — saw-like
  • Persian: ارهگون (arregun) — saw-like
  • Portuguese: serrado — saw-like
  • Serbo-Croatian: nazubljen — saw-like
  • Spanish: serrado — saw-like
  • Spanish: aserruchado — saw-like
  • Spanish: dentado — saw-like
  • Turkish: dişli — saw-like
  • Armenian: սղոցաձեւ (sġocʻajew) — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Bulgarian: назъ́бен (nazǎ́ben) — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Czech: zubatý — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Dutch: gekarteld — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Finnish: sahalaitainen — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • French: denté — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • French: dentelé — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Hawaiian: nihoniho — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Italian: seghettato — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Italian: dentellato — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Japanese: 鋸歯状 (kyoshijō) — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Malay: bergerigi — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Māori: nihoniho — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Māori: taratara — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Navajo: doolghas — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Persian: دندانهدار (dandâne-dâr) — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Portuguese: serrado — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Serbo-Croatian: reckast — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Swedish: sågtandad — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Swedish: sågad — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Turkish: tırtıklı — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Welsh: danheddog — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
  • Welsh: dragiog — Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Real reading context

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