Plough — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈaʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈaʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈaʊ/

1 syllable Say it as /plˈaʊ/.

Examples

The ship plowed through the water
Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
turn the earth in the Spring

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Big Dipper turn Dipper Charles's Wain plow Wain Wagon

Parts of Speech

noun	a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
noun	a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
verb	move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil “The ship plowed through the water”
verb	to break and turn over earth especially with a plow “Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week”

Word Forms

plow	verb	to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
plough	verb	to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
plower	noun	a man who plows
plow	noun	a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
plowing	noun	tilling the land with a plow
plough	noun	a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
ploughing	noun	tilling the land with a plow

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pflug

eine Gruppe von sieben hellen Sternen im Sternbild Ursa Major

🇫🇷French

charrue

un groupe de sept étoiles brillantes dans la constellation de la Grande Ourse

🇪🇸Spanish

arado

un grupo de siete estrellas brillantes en la constelación de la Osa Mayor

🇮🇹Italian

aratro

un gruppo di sette stelle luminose nella costellazione dell'Orsa Maggiore

🇳🇱Dutch

ploeg

een groep van zeven heldere sterren in het sterrenbeeld Grote Beer

🇵🇹Portuguese

arado

um grupo de sete estrelas brilhantes na constelação da Ursa Maior

🇷🇺Russian

плуг

группа из семи ярких звезд в созвездии Большой Медведицы.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हल

उरसा मेजर तारामंडल में सात चमकीले तारों का एक समूह

🇧🇩Bengali

লাঙ্গল

উরসা মেজর নক্ষত্রমন্ডলে সাতটি উজ্জ্বল নক্ষত্রের একটি দল

🇮🇳Tamil

உழவு

உர்சா மேஜர் விண்மீன் தொகுப்பில் உள்ள ஏழு பிரகாசமான நட்சத்திரங்களின் குழு

🇮🇳Telugu

నాగలి

ఉర్సా మేజర్ రాశిలో ఏడు ప్రకాశవంతమైన నక్షత్రాల సమూహం

🇮🇳Marathi

नांगर

उर्सा मेजर नक्षत्रातील सात तेजस्वी ताऱ्यांचा समूह

🇮🇳Gujarati

હળ

ઉર્સા મેજર નક્ષત્રમાં સાત તેજસ્વી તારાઓનો સમૂહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇಗಿಲು

ಉರ್ಸಾ ಮೇಜರ್ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಪುಂಜದಲ್ಲಿ ಏಳು ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾದ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಗಳ ಗುಂಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കലപ്പ

ഉർസ മേജർ നക്ഷത്രസമൂഹത്തിലെ ശോഭയുള്ള ഏഴ് നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു കൂട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਲ

ਉਰਸਾ ਮੇਜਰ ਤਾਰਾਮੰਡਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੱਤ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਤਾਰਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہل

ارسہ میجر برج میں سات روشن ستاروں کا ایک گروپ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

犁

大熊座中的七颗明亮恒星组成的群

🇯🇵Japanese

耕す

おおぐま座の 7 つの明るい星のグループ

🇰🇷Korean

쟁기

큰곰자리에 있는 일곱 개의 밝은 별들로 이루어진 무리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cày

một nhóm bảy ngôi sao sáng trong chòm sao Ursa Major

🇹🇭Thai

ไถ

กลุ่มดาวสว่างเจ็ดดวงในกลุ่มดาวหมีใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

membajak

sekelompok tujuh bintang terang di konstelasi Ursa Major

🇵🇭Filipino

araro

isang pangkat ng pitong maliliwanag na bituin sa konstelasyon na Ursa Major

🇲🇾Malay

membajak

sekumpulan tujuh bintang terang dalam buruj Ursa Major

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محراث

مجموعة من سبعة نجوم لامعة في كوكبة الدب الأكبر

🇮🇷Persian

شخم زدن

گروهی از هفت ستاره درخشان در صورت فلکی دب اکبر

🇹🇷Turkish

pulluk

Büyük Ayı takımyıldızında yedi parlak yıldızdan oluşan bir grup

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲרוֹשׁ

קבוצה של שבעה כוכבים בהירים בקבוצת הכוכבים אורסה מז'ור

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