- n. a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water (view details)
- n. someone who sews (view details)
- n. misfortune resulting in lost effort or money (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
Synonym(s): cloaca ( what does cloaca stand for? ), sewerage ( what does sewerage stand for? )
sewer is a kind of: drain ( what does drain stand for? ), drainpipe ( what does drainpipe stand for? ), waste pipe ( what does waste pipe stand for? )
Meaning 2: (noun) someone who sews
Usage Example(s): a sewer of fine gowns
sewer is derived from: run up ( what does run up stand for? ), sew ( what does sew stand for? ), sew together ( what does sew together stand for? ), stitch ( what does stitch stand for? ), tailor ( what does tailor stand for? ), tailor-make ( what does tailor-make stand for? )
Meaning 3: (noun) misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
Usage Example(s): all that work went down the sewer, his career was in the gutter, pensions are in the toilet
Synonym(s): gutter ( what does gutter stand for? ), toilet ( what does toilet stand for? )
Anagram1 for sewer: resew (What does resew stand for?)
1An anagram is a word that results from the rearrangement of letters of another word. For example, an anagram of Mary is Army. Anagrams are fun!
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