| NOUN | artifact | sewer, sewerage, cloaca | a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | sewer | someone who sews / sews | |
| state | sewer, gutter, toilet | misfortune resulting in lost effort or money |
| Sounds | suw'er | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Breuer ... wrongdoer: 19 rhymes with uwer... | |
| Meaning | A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | sewerage, cloaca | |
| Part of | sewage system, sewer system, sewage works | facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage |
| Broader | drain, drainpipe, waste pipe | A pipe through which liquid is carried away |
| Spanish | alcantarillado, alcantarilla, cloaca | |
| Catalan | clavegueram, claveguera | |
| Meaning | someone who sews / sews. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a sewer of fine gowns" | |
| Narrower | baster, tacker | A sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches |
| sewing-machine operator | someone who sews / sews by operating a sewing machine | |
| tucker | A sewer who tucks | |
| Broader | needleworker | someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle |
| Spanish | cosedora, cosedor, costurera, costurero | |
| Catalan | cosidor | |
| Verbs | sew | fasten by sewing |
| sew | create (clothes) with cloth | |
| Meaning | misfortune resulting in lost effort or money. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "all that work went down the sewer" | |
| Synonyms | gutter, toilet | |
| Broader | misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck | An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes |
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