sew
Plural: sews
Verb
Verb Forms: sewed, sewn, sewing, sews
- To join, mend, or fasten with stitches using a needle and thread.
- fasten by sewing; do needlework
- create (clothes) with cloth
- "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"
- To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
- To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
- Followed by into: to enclose by sewing.
- To drain the water from.
- Of a ship, to be grounded.
Noun
- Broth, gravy.
Examples
- 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.
- She hoped to sew up the game with a final, high-scoring word.
- to sew money into a bag
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English sewen, seowen, sowen, from Old English siwian, seowian, seowan (“to sew, mend, patch, knit together, link, unite”), from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną (“to sew”), from Proto-Indo-European *syewh₁- (“to sew”). Cognate with Scots sew, North Frisian saie, sei, Saterland Frisian säie, Danish sy, Swedish sy, Polish szyć, Russian шить (šitʹ), Latin suō, Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati). Related to seam.
Scrabble Score: 6
sew: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsew: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sew: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary