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Sew (verb)
To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
“Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.”
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Sew (verb)
To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
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Sew (verb)
To enclose by sewing.
“to sew money into a bag”
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Sew (verb)
To drain the water from.
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Sew (verb)
Of a ship, to be grounded.
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Sow (noun)
A female pig.
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Sow (noun)
A female bear.
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Sow (noun)
A channel that conducts molten metal to molds.
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Sow (noun)
A mass of metal solidified in a mold.
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Sow (noun)
A contemptible, often fat woman.
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Sow (noun)
A sowbug.
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Sow (noun)
A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, etc.
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Sow (verb)
To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).
“When I had sown the field, the day’s work was over.”
“As you sow, so shall you reap.”
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Sow (verb)
To spread abroad; to propagate.
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Sow (verb)
To scatter over; to besprinkle.
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Sew (verb)
join, fasten, or repair (something) by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine
“she sewed the seams and hemmed the border”
“I don’t even sew very well”
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Sew (verb)
attach (something) to something else by sewing
“she could sew the veil on properly in the morning”
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Sew (verb)
make (a garment) by sewing
“the two sisters sewed their own dresses”