sew — sew, sow verbs. Sew means ‘to form stitches with a needle and thread’ and has the past form sewed and the past participle sewn or sewed. Sow means ‘to plant (seed)’ and has the past form sowed and the past participle sown or sowed … Modern English usage
Sow — Sow, v. i. To sew. See {Sew}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sow — sew, sow verbs. Sew means ‘to form stitches with a needle and thread’ and has the past form sewed and the past participle sewn or sewed. Sow means ‘to plant (seed)’ and has the past form sowed and the past participle sown or sowed … Modern English usage
sew — [OE] Sew comes, with its relatives Swedish sy and Danish sye, from a prehistoric Germanic *siwjan. This was descended from an Indo European base *siw , *sju that also produced Latin suere ‘sew’ (source of English suture [16]), Greek humén… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sew — [OE] Sew comes, with its relatives Swedish sy and Danish sye, from a prehistoric Germanic *siwjan. This was descended from an Indo European base *siw , *sju that also produced Latin suere ‘sew’ (source of English suture [16]), Greek humén… … Word origins
sew — so, sow … American English homophones
sow — 1) sew, so 2) sough … American English homophones
sew — so sow … English homophone dictionary
Words with the same pronunciation — There are many words in English that are pronounced the same but spelled differently. The following pairs of words are explained at separate entries in this book because they are often confused: bass base, bear bare, born borne, break brake,… … Useful english dictionary
words with the same pronunciation — There are many words in English that are pronounced the same but spelled differently. The following pairs of words are explained at separate entries in this book because they are often confused: bass base, bear bare, born borne, break brake,… … Useful english dictionary
