plow
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How plow fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
L O P W
Two-Letter Start
PL
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Ending
OW
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- PL start
- OW ending
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- plow is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include l, o, p, w plus any remaining hive letters.
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Definitions
noun
The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.
noun
A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
"The horse-drawn plough had a tremendous impact on agriculture."
noun
The use of a plough; tillage.
noun
Alternative form of Plough (Synonym of Ursa Major)
noun
A joiner's plane for making grooves.
noun
A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.
verb
To use a plough on to prepare for planting.
"I've still got to plough that field."
verb
To use a plough.
"Some days I have to plough from sunrise to sunset."
verb
To have sex with, penetrate.
verb
To move with force.
"Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety."
verb
To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.
verb
To run through, as in sailing.
verb
To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.
verb
(joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
verb
(university slang) To fail (a student).
noun
Land that has been or is meant to be ploughed
Related Words
Synonyms
- carrucate
- carve
- hide
- plough
- ploughgate
- ploughland
- plow
- plowgate
- plowland
- sull
- zowl
- carucate