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sow

/saʊ/
Meanings
  • noun

    A female pig.

    - "The sow gave birth to a litter of 12 piglets."
    - "The farmer took good care of his sows."
  • verb transitive

    To scatter seeds.

    - "The farmer sowed his fields with wheat seeds."
    - "In the spring, the birds would sow the meadow with seeds."
Pronunciation
  1. /saʊ/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=198093"
  2. /soʊ/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=198094"
Synonyms

bitch , cow , ingot , plant , scatter
Rhymes
Words rhyming with sow
dough , mow , now
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. sow (English) : female pig

  2. sow (English) : to scatter seeds

  3. sow (Scots) : to strew

  4. sow (Scots) : to sow (seeds)

Variants
List of all variants of sow that leads to same result
sow , sows , sowed , sowing , sown , sow bug , sow bugs , sow thistle , sow thistles , sow her oats , sow her wild oats , sow his oats , sow his wild oats , sow one's (wild) oats , sow one's oats , sow one's wild oats , sow their oats , sow their wild oats , self-sow , self-sowed , self-sowing , self-sown , self-sows , pill bug , wood lice , wood louse , wood louses , plant a seed of , plant/sow a seed of , sow a seed of , plant the seeds of , plant/sow the seeds of , sow the seeds of
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

sows (plural noun), sowing (verb, gerund), sown (verb, past participle), sowable (adjective)

Etymology
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Old English sowe, from sowian, 'to sow'.

Trivia
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  1. The average litter size for a sow is 10-12 piglets.

  2. Sows can weigh between 250 and 1,200 pounds.

  3. The term 'sow' comes from the Old English word 'sowe', which means 'female pig'.

Related Concepts
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  1. pig farming: The practice of raising pigs for meat or other products.

  2. agriculture: The science, art, technology, and business of farming, including cultivation of the soil for growing crops and the raising of animals for food.

Culture
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In literature, sows are often used as symbols of fertility and abundance. In art, they are depicted in various forms, such as in the famous painting 'The Swineherd' by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. In music, there are several songs with the word 'sow' in the title.

How to Memorize "sow"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a female pig in a barn.
    - Imagine scattering seeds in a field.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'sow' with a pig.
    - Remember that 'sow' can also mean 'to scatter seeds'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Sow what?' to remember the definition of 'sow' as a noun.
    - For the definition of 'sow' as a verb, use the mnemonic 'Sow seeds, scatter seeds, sow your oats'.

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