Synonyms for sew
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
Forms
- Past participle
- sewn
e.g. sewn → tailor-made, tailored, stitched…
Example sentences
- tailor Sami had a tailor come over. He wanted a new suit.
- stitch I have many unused cross stitch patterns at home.
By length
- 6 letters
- tailor2, stitch1
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tailor2 = 2 syllables).