plough
Other words from plough
- un·ploughed, adjective
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How to use plough in a sentence
As the ice receded, we devised more means of survival and comfort—stone dwellings, ploughs, wheeled vehicles.
Anthropocene: Human-Made Materials Now Weigh as Much as All Living Biomass, Say Scientists | Jan Zalasiewicz | December 24, 2020 | Singularity HubI order a swing-top bottle of German beer, and then Erik and I plough through a couple liters of red wine.
Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste | Jeff Campagna | January 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExisting methodology can involve plough-like, armor-plated machines, handheld metal detectors and sniffer dogs.
E was an Esquire, with pride on his brow; F was a Farmer, and followed the plough.
But I will plough one more field this week; though, I know not why it is, my thoughts go against it even now.
Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
Since words have different meanings, we may sometimes find that a pair of words exemplify all three Laws, as plough and sword.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)Day after day while the spring ploughing went on, the strange pair followed the plough together.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyThere was also one at the plough and Harrow, and several may stil be found in the neighbourhood.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
British Dictionary definitions for plough (1 of 2)
esp US plow
/ (plaʊ) /
an agricultural implement with sharp blades, attached to a horse, tractor, etc, for cutting or turning over the earth
any of various similar implements, such as a device for clearing snow
a plane with a narrow blade for cutting grooves in wood
(in agriculture) ploughed land
put one's hand to the plough to begin or undertake a task
to till (the soil) with a plough
to make (furrows or grooves) in (something) with or as if with a plough
(when intr, usually foll by through) to move (through something) in the manner of a plough: the ship ploughed the water
(intr foll by through) to work at slowly or perseveringly
(intr; foll by into or through) (of a vehicle) to run uncontrollably into something in its path: the plane ploughed into the cottage roof
(tr; foll by in, up, under, etc) to turn over (a growing crop, manure, etc) into the earth with a plough
(intr) British slang to fail an examination
Origin of plough
1Derived forms of plough
- plougher or esp US plower, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Plough (2 of 2)
/ (plaʊ) /
the Plough the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major: Also known as: Charles's Wain Usual US name: the Big Dipper
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