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səupast tense - sewed; verb(to make, stitch or attach with thread, using a needle: She sewed the pieces together; Have you sewn my button on yet?) sy- sewer- sewing
- sewing-machine
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- sewn uphefte1) sy (fast), sy i, sy inn2) ( bokbinding) hefte, sysew down sy fastsew on sy fast, sy i, sy påsew up sy sammen, sy igjen• can you sew up the hole in the stocking?sy inn( medisin) sy (sammen)( hverdagslig) sikre, samle sammen( hverdagslig) sy sammen, få til( hverdagslig) slite ut ( hverdagslig) svindle, lure
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Sewer — may refer to: *Sanitary sewer, a system of pipes used to transport human waste *Storm sewer, a collection and transportation system for storm water *Combined sewer, a system performing both the functions of a sanitary sewer and a storm sewer *One … Wikipedia
Sewer — Sew er, n. 1. One who sews, or stitches. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple leaf sewer ({Phoxopteris nubeculana}) [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sewer — Sew er, n. [Cf. OE. assewer, and asseour, OF. asseour, F. asseoir to seat, to set, L. assidere to sit by; ad + sedere to sit (cf. {Sit}); or cf. OE. sew pottage, sauce, boiled meat, AS. se[ a]w juice, Skr. su to press out.] Formerly, an upper… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sewer — Sew er, n. [OF. sewiere, seuwiere, ultimately fr. L. ex out + a derivative of aqua water; cf. OF. essevour a drain, essever, esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to flow, LL. exaquatorium a channel through which water runs off. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sewer — (n.) conduit, c.1400, from Anglo Fr. sewere, O.N.Fr. sewiere sluice from a pond (13c.), lit. something that makes water flow, from aphetic form of Gallo Romance *exaquaria (Cf. M.Fr. esseveur), from L. ex out + aquaria, fem. of aquarius… … Etymology dictionary
sewer — ► NOUN ▪ an underground conduit for carrying off drainage water and waste matter. ORIGIN Old French seuwiere channel to drain the overflow from a fish pond , from Latin ex out of + aqua water … English terms dictionary
sewer — sewer1 [so͞o′ər] n. [ME < MFr esseweur < essever, to drain off < VL * exaquare < L ex, out + aqua, water: see ISLAND] a pipe or drain, usually underground, used to carry off water and waste matter vi. to clean or maintain sewers… … English World dictionary
sewer — This is not in regular use as a vocative, but it is used by one man to another in St Urbain’s Horseman, by Mordecai Richler. The same speaker uses ‘you filthy thing’ a moment later, which accurately expresses what he had in mind when saying… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
sewer — n. a sanitary; storm sewer * * * [ s(j)uːə] storm sewer a sanitary … Combinatory dictionary
sewer — [[t]su͟ːə(r)[/t]] sewers N COUNT A sewer is a large underground channel that carries waste matter and rain water away, usually to a place where it is treated and made harmless. ...the city s sewer system. ...open sewers … English dictionary
sewer — UK [ˈsuːə(r)] / US [ˈsuər] noun [countable] Word forms sewer : singular sewer plural sewers an underground pipe or passage that carries sewage … English dictionary