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"word": "cut and sew"
},
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"word": "homesewn"
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"word": "no-sew"
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{
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"word": "re-sew"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "sew buttons"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "sew buttons on your underwear"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "sew up"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
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}
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"expansion": "→ Akolet: sewim",
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}
],
"text": "→ Akolet: sewim"
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"4": "",
"5": "to sew"
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"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *syewh₁- (“to sew”)",
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{
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"2": "sew",
"3": "",
"4": "to sew"
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"expansion": "Scots sew (“to sew”)",
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"3": "",
"4": "to sew"
},
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"3": "",
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"expansion": "Saterland Frisian säie (“to sew”)",
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},
"expansion": "Danish sy",
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{
"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "szyć"
},
"expansion": "Polish szyć",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "шить"
},
"expansion": "Russian шить (šitʹ)",
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},
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"1": "sv",
"2": "sy"
},
"expansion": "Swedish sy",
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},
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"2": "suō"
},
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},
{
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"2": "सीव्यति",
"tr": "sī́vyati"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati)",
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},
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English sewen, seowen, sowen, from Old English siwian, seowian, seowan (“to sew, mend, patch, knit together, link, unite”), from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną (“to sew”), from Proto-Indo-European *syewh₁- (“to sew”). Cognate with Scots sew (“to sew”), North Frisian saie, sei (“to sew”), Saterland Frisian säie (“to sew”), Danish sy, Polish szyć, Russian шить (šitʹ), Swedish sy, Latin suō, Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati). Related to seam.",
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{
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"past"
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{
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"text": "Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.",
"type": "example"
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"ref": "2018 June 5, Jonah Engel Bromwich, Vanessa Friedman, Matthew Schneier, “Kate Spade, whose handbags carried women into adulthood, is dead at 55”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-06-06",
"text": "She [Kate Spade] took the label, which originally had been on the inside of the bag, and sewed it to the outside.",
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"To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together."
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"(transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together."
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"(intransitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together."
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"name": "Sewing",
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"Fundamental"
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"text": "to sew money into a bag",
"type": "example"
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"glosses": [
"Followed by into: to enclose by sewing."
],
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"(transitive) Followed by into: to enclose by sewing."
],
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"ipa": "/səʊ/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/soʊ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/səʉ/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-əʊ"
},
{
"homophone": "seau"
},
{
"homophone": "so"
},
{
"homophone": "soe"
},
{
"homophone": "soh"
},
{
"homophone": "sow (sense 2)"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-sew.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/88/En-us-sew.ogg/En-us-sew.ogg.mp3",
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"word": "stitch"
}
],
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"code": "ain",
"lang": "Ainu",
"roman": "kemeyki",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ケメィキ"
},
{
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"code": "akl",
"lang": "Aklanon",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tahi'"
},
{
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵāṭa",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "خَاطَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵayyaṭa",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "خَيَّطَ"
},
{
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "karel",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "կարել"
},
{
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"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cos"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "xia",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "সীয়া"
},
{
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"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "silüa",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "চিলোৱা"
},
{
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"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "tegew",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "тегеү"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "šycʹ",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "шыць"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "bi",
"lang": "Bislama",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "somap"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "gwriat"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šíja",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ши́я"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hkyup",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ချုပ်"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cosir"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tahi"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ce",
"lang": "Chechen",
"roman": "tega",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "тега"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "hak",
"lang": "Hakka Chinese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "攣"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "hak",
"lang": "Hakka Chinese",
"roman": "lionˇ",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "挛"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "紩"
},
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"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "𮉢"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "féng",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "缝"
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{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫製"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "féngzhì",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "缝制"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫紉"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "féngrèn",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "缝纫"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šít"
},
{
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"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coser"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "naaien"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "kudri"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "evn",
"lang": "Evenki",
"roman": "ulli-",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "улли-"
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{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ext",
"lang": "Extremaduran",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cosel"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ommella"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coudre"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cusî"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coser"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳerva",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "კერვა"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "nähen"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "siujan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "rávo",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ράβω"
},
{
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "rháptō",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ῥάπτω"
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"roman": "kassúō",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "κασσύω"
},
{
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"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "mersorpaa"
},
{
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"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "koud"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "humuhumu"
},
{
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tafár",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "תָּפַר"
},
{
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"code": "mba",
"lang": "Higaonon",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tahi"
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{
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"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sīnā",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "सीना"
},
{
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"lang": "Hindi",
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"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "सिलना"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "varr"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "hrx",
"lang": "Hunsrik",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "nehe"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sauma"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sutar"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "jahit"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "menjahit"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "fuaigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "isd",
"lang": "Isnag",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "daxet"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cucire"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"alt": "ぬう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nuu",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫う"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"alt": "ほうせいする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hōsei suru",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫製する"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "dondom"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "csb",
"lang": "Kashubian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "szëc"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "dee",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ដេរ"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gipda",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "깁다"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "kkwemaeda",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "꿰매다"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "dûrîn",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "دوورین"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "tiküü",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "тикүү"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "kuzir"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "nyip",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ຫຍິບ"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sa na",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ສນະ"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šyut"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "suō"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šūt"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ln",
"lang": "Lingala",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tonga"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "siūti"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cusì"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cüsì"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "bitzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "néien"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "šíe",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ши́е"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "jahit"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "ufimbi",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ᡠᡶᡳᠮᠪᡳ"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "msk",
"lang": "Mansaka",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tai"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "whaal"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "fuaill"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tuitui"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "gld",
"lang": "Nanai",
"roman": "ulpi-",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "улпи-"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "couôtre"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "goarrut"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cordurar"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cóser"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "hodhuu"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "xwijyn",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "хуийын"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "duxtan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "دوختن"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "âjidan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "آجیدن"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "szyć"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "costurar"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coser"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "siray"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sirai"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "hirai"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coase"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cuser"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cusir"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šitʹ",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "шить"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "sī́vyati",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "सीव्यति"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sat",
"lang": "Santali",
"roman": "rok’",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ᱨᱳᱜ"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cosie"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cosire"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cusiri"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cusire"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "fuaigheil"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šivati"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "шивати"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šiti"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "шити"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cùsiri"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "nchimari"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sd",
"lang": "Sindhi",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "سِبَڻُ"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šiť"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šivati"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "šyś"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "šić"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coser"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "xsv",
"lang": "Sudovian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "shūt"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "kaput"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ngaput"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "tai",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "தை"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "tsg",
"lang": "Tausug",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tahi"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "yép",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "เย็บ"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "btsems",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "བཙེམས"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "samapim"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "dikmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "šýty",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ши́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "khâu"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "may"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "nägön"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "gwnïo"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "sah",
"lang": "Yakut",
"roman": "tik",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "тик"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "yag",
"lang": "Yámana",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "umaka"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "neyen",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "נייען"
},
{
"_dis1": "49 47 4",
"code": "zea",
"lang": "Zealandic",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "naoie"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "ain",
"lang": "Ainu",
"roman": "kemeyki",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "ケメィキ"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵāṭa",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "خَاطَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "karel",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "կարել"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "tegew",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "тегеү"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "tegenew",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "тегенеү"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "cosir"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "gayewisga",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "ᎦᏰᏫᏍᎦ"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫紉"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "féngrèn",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "缝纫"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "šít"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "naaien"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "ommella"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "coser"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "nähen"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "rávo",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "ράβω"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "rháptō",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "ῥάπτω"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "mersorpoq"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sīnā",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "सीना"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "silnā",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "सिलना"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "varr"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "cucire"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "baneujilhada",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "바느질하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "suō"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "ln",
"lang": "Lingala",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "tonga"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "whaal"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "fuaill"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "tuitui"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "náʼáłkad"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "goarrut"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "cóser"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "costurar"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "coser"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 51 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "coase"
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"word": "挛"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "紩"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "𮉢"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "féng",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "缝"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫製"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "féngzhì",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "缝制"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫紉"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "féngrèn",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "缝纫"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šít"
},
{
"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coser"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "naaien"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "kudri"
},
{
"code": "evn",
"lang": "Evenki",
"roman": "ulli-",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "улли-"
},
{
"code": "ext",
"lang": "Extremaduran",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cosel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ommella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coudre"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cusî"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coser"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳerva",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "კერვა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "nähen"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "siujan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "rávo",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ράβω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "rháptō",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ῥάπτω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kassúō",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "κασσύω"
},
{
"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "mersorpaa"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "koud"
},
{
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "humuhumu"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tafár",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "תָּפַר"
},
{
"code": "mba",
"lang": "Higaonon",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tahi"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sīnā",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "सीना"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "silnā",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "सिलना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "varr"
},
{
"code": "hrx",
"lang": "Hunsrik",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "nehe"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sauma"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sutar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "jahit"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "menjahit"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "fuaigh"
},
{
"code": "isd",
"lang": "Isnag",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "daxet"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cucire"
},
{
"alt": "ぬう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nuu",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫う"
},
{
"alt": "ほうせいする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hōsei suru",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫製する"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "dondom"
},
{
"code": "csb",
"lang": "Kashubian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "szëc"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "dee",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ដេរ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gipda",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "깁다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "kkwemaeda",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "꿰매다"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "dûrîn",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "دوورین"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "tiküü",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "тикүү"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "kuzir"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "nyip",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ຫຍິບ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sa na",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ສນະ"
},
{
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šyut"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "suō"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šūt"
},
{
"code": "ln",
"lang": "Lingala",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tonga"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "siūti"
},
{
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cusì"
},
{
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cüsì"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "bitzen"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "néien"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "šíe",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ши́е"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "jahit"
},
{
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "ufimbi",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ᡠᡶᡳᠮᠪᡳ"
},
{
"code": "msk",
"lang": "Mansaka",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tai"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "whaal"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "fuaill"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tuitui"
},
{
"code": "gld",
"lang": "Nanai",
"roman": "ulpi-",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "улпи-"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "couôtre"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "goarrut"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cordurar"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cóser"
},
{
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "hodhuu"
},
{
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "xwijyn",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "хуийын"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "duxtan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "دوختن"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "âjidan",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "آجیدن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "szyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "costurar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coser"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "siray"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sirai"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "hirai"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coase"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cuser"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cusir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šitʹ",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "шить"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "sī́vyati",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "सीव्यति"
},
{
"code": "sat",
"lang": "Santali",
"roman": "rok’",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ᱨᱳᱜ"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cosie"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cosire"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cusiri"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cusire"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "fuaigheil"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šivati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "шивати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šiti"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "шити"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "cùsiri"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "nchimari"
},
{
"code": "sd",
"lang": "Sindhi",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "سِبَڻُ"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šiť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "šivati"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "šyś"
},
{
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "šić"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "coser"
},
{
"code": "xsv",
"lang": "Sudovian",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "shūt"
},
{
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "kaput"
},
{
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ngaput"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "tai",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "தை"
},
{
"code": "tsg",
"lang": "Tausug",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "tahi"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "yép",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "เย็บ"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "btsems",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "བཙེམས"
},
{
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "samapim"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "dikmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "šýty",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "ши́ти"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "khâu"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "may"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "nägön"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "gwnïo"
},
{
"code": "sah",
"lang": "Yakut",
"roman": "tik",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "тик"
},
{
"code": "yag",
"lang": "Yámana",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "umaka"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "neyen",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "נייען"
},
{
"code": "zea",
"lang": "Zealandic",
"sense": "(transitive) use a needle",
"word": "naoie"
},
{
"code": "ain",
"lang": "Ainu",
"roman": "kemeyki",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "ケメィキ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵāṭa",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "خَاطَ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "karel",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "կարել"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "tegew",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "тегеү"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "tegenew",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "тегенеү"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "cosir"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "gayewisga",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "ᎦᏰᏫᏍᎦ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "縫紉"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "féngrèn",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "缝纫"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "šít"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "sy"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "naaien"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "ommella"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "coser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "nähen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "rávo",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "ράβω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "rháptō",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "ῥάπτω"
},
{
"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "mersorpoq"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sīnā",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "सीना"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "silnā",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "सिलना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "varr"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "cucire"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "baneujilhada",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "바느질하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "suō"
},
{
"code": "ln",
"lang": "Lingala",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "tonga"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "whaal"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "fuaill"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "tuitui"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "náʼáłkad"
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"code": "se",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "goarrut"
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"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "सीव्यति"
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"roman": "rok’",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "ᱨᱳᱜ"
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"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
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"code": "scn",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "เย็บ"
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
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"code": "cy",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "gwnïo"
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "נייען"
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"code": "zea",
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"sense": "(intransitive) use a needle",
"word": "naoie"
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"ref": "c. 1555, John Lacy, “For to make Frumente”, in Wyl Bucke His Teſtament, London: Wyllam Copland",
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