sew (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *sew*:
VERB	contact	sew, run up, sew together, stitch	fasten by sewing
creation	sew, tailor, tailor-make	create (clothes) with cloth

sew > pronunciation
Sounds	sow'
Rhymes	Alonso ... virtuoso: 20 rhymes with sow...

English > *sew*: 2 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Fasten by sewing; do needlework.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	run up, sew together, stitch
Entails	join, conjoin	make contact or come together
Entailed by	button	Provide with buttons
	darn	repair by sewing
	embroider, broider	decorate with needlework
	knit	make (textiles) by knitting
	quilt	stitch or sew together
Narrower	backstitch	Do backstitches
	baste, tack	sew together loosely, with large stitches
	cast off	make the last row of stitches when knitting
	cast on	make the first row of stitches when knitting
	fell	sew a seam by folding the edges
	finedraw	sew together very finely
	gather, pucker, tuck	Draw together into folds or puckers
	hem	Fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
	hemstitch	sew with hemstitches
	overcast	sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next / next
	overcast	sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
	resew	sew / sew again
	tick, retick	sew
Broader	fasten, fix, secure	Cause to be firmly attached
Spanish	bordar, confeccionar, coser
Catalan	brodar, confeccionar, cosir, frunzir
Nouns	sewer	someone who sews / sews
Nouns	sewing	joining or attaching by stitches

English > *sew*: 2 senses > verb 2, creation
Meaning	create (clothes) with cloth.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Model	They sew the cape
Example	"Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"
Synonyms	tailor, tailor-make
Entailed by	alter	make an alteration to
	applique	sew on as a decoration
	pipe	trim with piping
Narrower	quilt	create by stitching together
Narrower	run up	make by sewing together quickly
Broader	fashion, forge	make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
Spanish	confeccionar, coser
Catalan	confeccionar, cosir
Nouns	sewer	someone who sews / sews
Nouns	sewing	needlework on which you are working with needle and thread

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