Sow

  • 21sow — I. /soʊ / (say soh) verb (sowed, sown or sowed, sowing) –verb (t) 1. to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant (seed, and hence a crop). 2. to scatter seed over (land, earth, etc.) for the purpose of growth. 3. to introduce for… …

  • 22sow — sow1 sowable, adj. sower, n. /soh/, v., sowed, sown or sowed, sowing. v.t. 1. to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant. 2. to plant seed for: to sow a crop. 3. to scatter seed over ( …

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  • 23sow — noun see a sow may whistle, though it has an ill mouth for it you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear verb see sow dry and set wet as you sow, so you reap they that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind …

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  • 24sow in — verb place seeds in or on (the ground) sow the ground with sunflower seeds • Syn: ↑inseminate, ↑sow • Derivationally related forms: ↑sower (for: ↑sow), ↑ …

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  • 25sow — verb ADVERB ▪ early ▪ Sow early for an early crop. ▪ thinly ▪ Sow the seeds thinly. PREPOSITION ▪ with …

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  • 26sow — {{11}}sow (n.) O.E. sugu, su female of the swine, from P.Gmc. *sugo (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. su, Ger. Sau, Du. zeug, O.N. syr), from PIE root *su (Cf. Skt. sukarah wild boar, swine; Avestan hu wild boar; Gk. hys swine; …

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  • 27sow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sowe, from Old English sugu; akin to Old English & Old High German sū sow, Latin sus pig, swine, hog, Greek hys Date: before 12th century 1. an adult female swine; also the adult female of various other animals… …

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  • 28sow — English has two words sow, both of which go back to the Old English period. The verb, ‘put seeds in the ground’, comes from a prehistoric Germanic *sǣjan, which also produced German säen, Dutch zaaien, Swedish så, and Danish saa. It was formed… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 29sow — 1 past tense sowedpast participle sown, or sowed verb 1 (I, T) to plant or scatter seeds on a piece of ground: Sow the seeds in late March. | sow sth with sth: We re sowing the field with grass. 2 sow the seeds of to do something that will cause… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30sow — English has two words sow, both of which go back to the Old English period. The verb, ‘put seeds in the ground’, comes from a prehistoric Germanic *sǣjan, which also produced German säen, Dutch zaaien, Swedish så, and Danish saa. It was formed… …

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