sew
sew Lexical Profile
sew Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To join, fasten, or repair something by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine.
"She learned how to sew a button onto her coat before heading out into the winter cold."
To make or construct a garment or textile item by stitching pieces of fabric together.
"The costume designer stayed up late to sew three velvet cloaks for the theater production."
Word Nuance & Usage
Easily confused with its homophones 'sow' (to plant seeds or spread something) and 'so' (an adverb or conjunction); furthermore, while its past simple form is regularly 'sewed', its past participle is most commonly 'sewn'.
• Rhymes for sew
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'sewen', from Old English 'siwian' ('to stitch, mend, or patch'), ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root '*syuh-', which is also the source of the Latin-derived words 'suture' and 'couture'.