plow
/plaʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "A plow, they say, to plow the snow. They cannot mean to plant it, no– Unless in bitterness to mock At having cultivated rock."
- "Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety."
- "It was the Viking habit. Even as a man plowed his field or chopped trees in the woods, his byrnie and his sword were always at hand."
- "Government institutions seem prepared to continue plowing public funds into the projects. A Brazilian newspaper reported Tuesday that the national development bank had approved a new loan of about $200 million for Itaquerão, a new stadium in São Paulo that is expected to host the opening match of the World Cup."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /plaʊ/
Usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
ard plow
mine plow
moldboard plow
motor plow
rain follows the plow
Rome plow
snow plow
sodbuster plow