proverb vs saw

proverb and saw both are nouns.

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

As nouns, proverb and saw are synonyms defined as:

proverb and saw: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

Other synonyms of proverb include adage, byword.

proverb (noun)	saw (noun)
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people	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

proverb (verb)	saw (verb)
	cut with a saw