Sew

Verb

 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.

Synonyms

 * stitch

Adverbs for Sew
domestically; exquisitely; delicately; professionally; habitually; fastidiously; artistically.

Thesaurus
articulate, batten, batten down, bleed, bolt, buckle, butt, button, clasp, cleat, clip, dovetail, hasp, hinge, hitch, hook, jam, joint, latch, lock, miter, mortise, nail, needle, ooze, peg, pin, rabbet, rivet, scarf, screw, seep, sew up, skewer, snap, staple, stick, stitch, sweat, tack, tailor, toggle, transude, wedge, weep, zipper

Etymology
siwian:, from, from. Cognate with Danish sy:, Russian шить:, Swedish sy:.

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: so, soh, sow
 * Homophones: so, soh, sow
 * Homophones: so, soh, sow
 * Homophones: so, soh, sow
 * Homophones: so, soh, sow

Translations

 * Arabic: ,
 * Armenian:
 * Breton: gwriat
 * Catalan: cosir
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 縫, 缝 (féng)
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian: jahit, menjahit
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 縫う (ぬう, nuu)
 * Korean: 깁다 (gipda), 꿰매다 (kkwemaeda)
 * Kurdish:
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: šūt
 * Occitan: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch: cuser
 * Russian:
 * Santali:
 * Sindhi:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tok Pisin: samapim


 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: cosir
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Korean: 바느질하다 (baneujil-hada)


 * Occitan:
 * Portuguese: costurar, coser
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Santali:
 * Sindhi:
 * Spanish:
 * Tok Pisin: samap

Anagrams

 * Wes, we's