[W/K] :: Sew

  Sew \Sew\, n.[OE. See Sewer household officer.]
     Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] --Gower.
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           I will not tell of their strange sewes.  --Chaucer.
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  Sew \Sew\, v. t. [See Sue to follow.]
     To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.
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  Sew \Sew\, v. t. [imp. Sewed; p. p. Sewed, rarely Sewn; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Sewing.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. si['o]wian,
     s[imac]wian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw. sy, Dan.
     sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr.
     ????, Skr. siv. [root]156. Cf. Seam a suture, Suture.]
     1. To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle
        and thread.
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              No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old
              garment.                              --Mark ii. 21.
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     2. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew
        up a rip.
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     3. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew
        money in a bag.
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  Sew \Sew\, v. i.
     To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.
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  Sew \Sew\, v. t. [[root]151 b. See Sewer a drain.]
     To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] --Tusser.
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  sew
       v 1: fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: run up, sew
            together, stitch]
       2: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a
          suit by next week?" [syn: tailor, tailor-make]
       [also: sewn]

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "sew":
     articulate, batten, batten down, bleed, bolt, buckle, butt, button,
     clasp, cleat, clip, dovetail, hasp, hinge, hitch, hook, jam, joint,
     latch, lock, miter, mortise, nail, needle, ooze, peg, pin, rabbet,
     rivet, scarf, screw, seep, sew up, skewer, snap, staple, stick,
     stitch, sweat, tack, tailor, toggle, transude, wedge, weep,
     zipper