bandsaw vs saw

bandsaw and saw both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bandsaw	Yes	No	No	No
saw	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, saw is a hypernym of bandsaw; that is, saw is a word with a broader meaning than bandsaw:

bandsaw: an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels
saw: a power tool for cutting wood

Other hypernyms of bandsaw include power saw, sawing machine.

bandsaw (noun)	saw (noun)
an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels	hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
	a power tool for cutting wood
	a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

bandsaw (verb)	saw (verb)
	cut with a saw