Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 72 compound words that contain sow. The most common are listed below. Open sow in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- sow thistleAny of the thistles in one of the genera Cicerbita and Sonchus.
- brood sowA female pig kept for breeding.
- sow one's wild oatsTo spread one's genes around by impregnating many females.
- sow breadAlternative form of sowbread: Cyclamen, plant of the genus Cyclamen.
- sow bugAlternative form of sowbug: A woodlouse.
- sow bugsplural of sow bug: A woodlouse.
- sow stallSynonym of gestation crate: A metal enclosure used in intensive pig farming, in which a breeding sow may be kept during pregnancy.
- sow stallsplural of sow stall: A metal enclosure used in intensive pig farming, in which a breeding sow may be kept during pregnancy.
- sow dragon's teethTo perform an action that inadvertently leads to trouble.
- sow thistlesplural of sow thistle: Any of the thistles in one of the genera Cicerbita and Sonchus.
- sow wild oatsAlternative form of sow one's wild oats: To spread one's genes around by impregnating many females.
- common sow thistleMilk thistle (Sonchus oleraceus), native to western Eurasia.
- sow the seeds ofTo carry out a certain action which will eventually bring about a particular result.
- sow one's oatsAlternative form of sow one's wild oats: To spread one's genes around by impregnating many females.
- drunk as a sowThoroughly drunk.
- drunk as David's sowThoroughly drunk.
- sow the wind and reap the whirlwindAlternative form of sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
- common sow thistlesplural of common sow thistle: Milk thistle (Sonchus oleraceus), native to western Eurasia.
Compound words 72
- soleOnly.
- sowerOne who or that which sows.
- sownpast participle of sow: A female animal
- oversowTo sow (seed) where something has already been sown.
- sowgelderOne who spays sows.
- besowTo sow; sow all around or about; scatter; disperse; plant.
- intersowTo sow a plant species between rows of another crop.
- sowbaneRed goosefoot A plant, the (Oxybasis rubra, syn. Chenopodium rubrum).
- sowbellySalted pork from the belly of a pig.
- sowbreadCyclamen, plant of the genus Cyclamen.