en sew

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors, Verbosity players, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • ar خَاطَ (v, contact) ➜
  • ar خَيَّطَ (v, contact) ➜
  • ar دَرَزَ (v, contact) ➜
  • ar قَطَّبَ (v, contact) ➜
  • ar لَفَقَ (v, contact) ➜
  • ca brodar (v, contact) ➜
  • ca confeccionar (v, creation) ➜
  • ca cosir (v, contact) ➜
  • ca cosir (v, creation) ➜
  • ca frunzir (v, contact) ➜
  • da sy (v, contact) ➜
  • en run up (v, contact) ➜
  • sh šiti ➜
  • sh šivati ➜
  • en sew together (v, contact) ➜
  • en stitch (v, contact) ➜
  • en tailor (v, creation) ➜
  • en tailor-make (v, creation) ➜
  • es coser (v, contact) ➜
  • es coser (v, creation) ➜
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sew requires…

  • en thread a needle ➜
  • en find a needle and thread ➜
  • en get a needle and some thread ➜
  • en get a needle ➜
  • en have a needle ➜
  • en buy a needle and thread ➜
  • en buy needles and thread ➜
  • en get a sewing machine ➜
  • en learn to sew ➜
  • en use a needle ➜
  • en cut your fabric ➜
  • en find needles and thread ➜
  • en find a place with good light ➜
  • en gather some thread and a needle ➜
  • en get some material ➜
  • en get a pattern ➜
  • en get some thread ➜
  • en have needle and thread ➜
  • en have thread ➜
  • en have some thread and a needle ➜
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Related terms

  • en stitch ➜
  • sh kapu krojiti ➜
  • sh sašiti (v) ➜
  • sh tel (n) ➜
  • sh šiti (v) ➜
  • sh šivati (v) ➜
  • ady гоӏулӏэн (v) ➜
  • ady дын (v) ➜
  • ady дэон (v) ➜
  • af naai (v) ➜
  • akz oofa (v) ➜
  • ang siwian (v) ➜
  • ar أل (v) ➜
  • ar حاك (v) ➜
  • ar خ ي ط ➜
  • ar ضرب (v) ➜
  • ar قطب (v) ➜
  • ar مل (v) ➜
  • arc חוט (v) ➜
  • arc חיט (v) ➜
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Ways of sew

  • en backstitch (v, contact) ➜
  • en baste (v, contact) ➜
  • en cast off (v, handicraft) ➜
  • en cast on (v, handicraft) ➜
  • en fell (v, contact) ➜
  • en finedraw (v, contact) ➜
  • en gather (v, contact) ➜
  • en hem (v, contact) ➜
  • en hemstitch (v, contact) ➜
  • en overcast (v, contact) ➜
  • en quilt (v, creation) ➜
  • en resew (v, contact) ➜
  • en run up (v, creation) ➜
  • en tick (v, contact) ➜

sew is a subevent of…

  • en thread a needle ➜
  • en making clothing ➜
  • en you prick your finger ➜
  • en prick your fingers ➜
  • en blooding of your finger ➜
  • en make clothing ➜
  • en make pillows ➜
  • en making clothing out of material ➜
  • en you may prick your finger ➜
  • en that you mend something ➜
  • en mend clothing ➜
  • en a needle prick ➜
  • en poke your finger ➜
  • en you poke yourself ➜
  • en pricking your finger ➜
  • en pushing a needle through thread ➜
  • en select thread ➜
  • en threading a needle ➜
  • en use a needle ➜
  • en use thread ➜
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sew is motivated by…

  • en you can patch clothes ➜
  • en your clothes are ripped ➜
  • en a costume ➜
  • en create cloth ➜
  • en enjoy it ➜
  • en enjoy making something ➜
  • en you enjoy making your own clothing ➜
  • en you enjoy sewing ➜
  • en fix a hole in your clothes ➜
  • en something has unraveled ➜
  • en have a hobby ➜
  • en make an article of clothing ➜
  • en make clothes ➜
  • en you make your own clothing ➜
  • en make something to wear ➜
  • en it may be soothing ➜
  • en mend clothes ➜
  • en mend a dress ➜
  • en patch your pants ➜
  • en reattach a button ➜
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Derived terms

  • en besew ➜
  • en homesewn ➜
  • en outsew ➜
  • en oversew ➜
  • en presew ➜
  • en re sew ➜
  • en resew ➜
  • en sewability ➜
  • en sewable ➜
  • en sewer ➜
  • en sewest ➜
  • en seweth ➜
  • en sewing ➜
  • en sewist ➜
  • en sewster ➜
  • en unsew ➜

Things that entail sew

  • en alter (v, creation) ➜
  • en applique (v, creation) ➜
  • en button (v, contact) ➜
  • en darn (v, contact) ➜
  • en embroider (v, creation) ➜
  • en knit (v, handicraft) ➜
  • en pipe (v, creation) ➜
  • en quilt (v, creation) ➜

Things that make you want sew

  • en Ripped clothing ➜
  • en Browsing in a fabric store ➜
  • en Creativity ➜
  • en A sewing circle ➜
  • en A tear in your shirt ➜
  • en torn clothes ➜

Things used for sew

  • en a needle ➜

Word forms

  • en sewed (v) ➜
  • en sewest (v) ➜
  • en seweth (v) ➜
  • en sewing (v) ➜
  • en sewn (v) ➜
  • en sews (v) ➜

Etymologically related

  • de saum ➜
  • ang seowan ➜
  • ang seowian ➜
  • da sy ➜
  • en seam ➜
  • en sewer ➜
  • enm seowen ➜
  • enm sowen ➜
  • frr saie ➜
  • frr sei ➜
  • la suo ➜
  • pl szyć ➜
  • ru шить ➜
  • sa सीव्यति ➜
  • sco sew ➜
  • stq säie ➜
  • sv sy ➜
  • en sewage ➜
  • la suo ➜
  • lt siūti ➜
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Subevents of sew

  • en making a patchwork quilt ➜
  • en make a patchwork quilt ➜

sew is the first step of…

  • en get a needle ➜
  • en thread the needle ➜
  • en smoke ➜

sew is the last step of…

  • en put away the needle and thread ➜
  • en finish ➜
  • en tie a knot ➜
  • en tie off your thread ➜

sew is a way of…

  • en fasten (v, contact) ➜
  • en fashion (v, creation) ➜

Things capable of sew

  • en a sewer ➜

sew entails…

  • en join (v, contact) ➜

Etymological roots of "sew"

  • ang siwian ➜
  • enm sewen ➜

Things that require sew

  • en make a patchwork quilt ➜

Context of this term

  • en nautical ➜

Antonyms

  • en cut ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 201331921-v
  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 201670222-v
  • en.wiktionary.org sew
  • fr.wiktionary.org sew
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