Phrase Hound found 32 phrases and 10 compound words that contain ploughs. The most common are listed below. Open ploughs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 32
- scratch ploughsplural of scratch plough: A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.
- ard ploughsplural of ard plough: A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.
- fire-ploughsplural of fire-plough: A firelighting tool consisting of two sticks rubbed together to produce heat through friction and heat.
- gang-ploughsplural of gang-plough: A plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.
- heavy ploughsplural of heavy plough: A heavy wheeled turnplough that was used during the Middle Ages.
- ice ploughsplural of ice plough: An instrument for cutting grooves in ice to facilitate its removal and use for refrigeration.
- light ploughsplural of light plough: A simple plough lacking a moldboard and that is symmetrical on both sides of its draft line.
- mine ploughsplural of mine plough: A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of digging them up and removing them.
- mole ploughsplural of mole plough: A kind of subsoiler with a torpedo-shaped tip.
- ploughs aheadthird-person singular simple present indicative of plough ahead: Commonwealth English standard spelling of plow ahead.
- ploughs backthird-person singular simple present indicative of plough back: To reinvest profits into a business.
- ploughs downthird-person singular simple present indicative of plough down: To dig up and incorporate a legume crop into the soil by ploughing it over when it is fully grown.
- ploughs moneythird-person singular simple present indicative of plough money: Money that has been paid for the right of ploughing.
- ploughs overthird-person singular simple present indicative of plough over: To dig through and loosen soil using a plough.
- ploughs throughthird-person singular simple present indicative of plough through: To persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.
- ploughs underthird-person singular simple present indicative of plough under: To destory (crops) by turning them into the ground with a plow
- ploughs upthird-person singular simple present indicative of plough up: To uncover or unearth (something) through plowing.
- ridge ploughsplural of ridge plough: A plough with a double mouldboard.
- Scotch ploughsplural of Scotch plough: A wood and iron animal-drawn plough.
- Scots ploughsplural of Scots plough: A wood and iron animal-drawn plough.
- seeding ploughsplural of seeding plough: A plough fitted with a hopper from which seed is automatically deposited.
- snow ploughsplural of snow plough: A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.
- swing ploughsplural of swing plough: A plough without a forewheel under the beam.
- trench-ploughsplural of trench-plough: To plough with deep furrows, for the purpose of loosening the land to a greater depth than usual.
- wheel ploughsplural of wheel plough: A plough the depth of whose furrow is regulated by a wheel.
Compound words 10
- ploughsharesplural of ploughshare: The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade.
- breastploughsplural of breastplough: A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly …
- footploughsplural of footplough: A modified stick tool used for tilling, adapted to manage a variety of soil and terrain types.
- gangploughsplural of gangplough: A plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.
- mineploughsplural of mineplough: A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of digging them up and removing them.
- overploughsthird-person singular simple present indicative of overplough: To plough excessively.
- ploughsoilThe soil down to the level at which it will have been disturbed by ploughing.
- ploughsoilsplural of ploughsoil: The soil down to the level at which it will have been disturbed by ploughing.
- snowploughsplural of snowplough: A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.
- turnploughsplural of turnplough: A type of plough that is designed to turn over the soil, often by the use of a mouldboard.