Associations to the word «Serrate»

Wiktionary

SERRATE, adjective. Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.
SERRATE, adjective. (botany) (leaves) Having tooth-like projections pointed away from the petiole.
SERRATE, verb. To make serrate.

Dictionary definition

SERRATE, verb. Make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth".
SERRATE, adjective. Notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats