sewing
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
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- She is working on a sewing project to create a beautiful dress for the party.
- sewing machine
- sewing box
Examples
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After finishing her sewing, she admired the intricate patterns she had created.
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The children were excited to show off their sewing of colorful patches onto their backpacks.
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I have some sewing to do.
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Keep on with your sewing, ladies.
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I have to get back to my sewing.
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There was a small sewing kit in there, and she gave him that, too.
Fiction book (2002) -
Her sewing was laid aside in its basket with her reading glasses close by.
Fiction book (2002) -
Bring down my sewing kit, 'cause I need to do some alterations.
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They could stay at my sister's for a little while... and I'll take in more sewing.
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One day at a yard sale, she buys a sewing machine, though she's never used one.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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3.4
Work done by sewing or embroidery and things made in this way
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6.8
Decorative sewing done with a needle and thread
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3.6
Work made by sewing or knitting to make patterns on cloth like a quilt
Compounds
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1.6
A thin metal tool with a point and a hole for thread used to push thread through cloth
- Specialized
A machine that sews hems so the stitches are not seen from the outside
A person who uses a sewing machine to join cloth in a factory or workshop
How Complete
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sewing originally meant the act of stitching and soon was also used for the thing being worked on, a piece of 'needlework'. So, sewing can mean both the project you are making and the action of making it with a needle and thread.