plows

Breaks up soil

Plows is the plural of plow, the farming implement that breaks and turns soil for planting.

A farmer's plows may sit idle in winter.

The verb form appears in third person: She plows the field each spring.

Figuratively, someone plows through work or plows ahead despite obstacles.

A snowplow clears roads of snow.

farming

furrow

Narrow trench in earth

soil · harrow · cultivator · seedbed · agriculture · harvest · farmer · planting · disc · fertilize

snow removal

snowdrift

Wind-gathered snow pile

  • blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
  • shovelTool for moving earth
  • saltSodium chloride compound

grit · deice · winter · ice · sleet · snowstorm · accumulation · snowbank · clear · scrape

persevere

trudge

Walk slowly, heavily

press on · grind · struggle · persist · advance · barrel · charge · determination · momentum · relentless

nautical

bow

Respectful forward inclination

  • wakePath left in water
  • vesselReceptacle for contents
  • shipSeagoing transport vessel

hull · sail · keel · stern · sea · ocean · navigate · cut through · surge · churn

Categories
Opposites
agricultural cycle stage

plowsharvests

Collects mature crops

reaps · gathers · plants · picks · sows

soil disturbance

plowsfills

Occupies completely

levels · smooths · packs · covers · compacts

movement through resistance

plowsretreats

Backs off or sanctuaries

reverses · halts · stops · backs away · avoids

Phrases
Family

plow, plowed, plowing, snowplow, snowplows, ploughs, plough, ploughing, plowman

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G