sewing
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
- 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
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3.8
A person who uses a sewing machine to join cloth in a factory or workshop
- Specialized
A machine that sews hems so the stitches are not seen from the outside
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.