sows
Female barnyard swine
Sows is the plural of sow, an adult female pig, especially one that has given birth.
The term extends to females of other large mammals: The sows and their cubs emerged from hibernation.
Sows is also the third-person singular of sow, meaning to plant seeds by scattering: She sows wildflowers along the fence each spring.
The figurative sense—planting ideas or consequences—appears in He who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind.
Sow giving birth
- litterScattered waste or debris
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- weaningGradual dietary independence
- inseminationIntroducing sperm for conception
oestrus · fertility · parturition · teats · suckling · colostrum · neonatal · parity
piglets
Young swine offspring
sty · oink · grunt · snout · trotters · porcine · swine · hogs · piggery · wallow
farrowing
Sow giving birth
- litterScattered waste or debris
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- weaningGradual dietary independence
insemination · oestrus · fertility · parturition · teats · suckling · colostrum · neonatal · parity · breeding
seeds
Plant embryos in casings
- fieldsExpanses for cultivation
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- scatterDistribute in random directions
drill · furrow · germination · seedbed · tillage · cultivate · harvest · soil · plowing · crop
reap
Gather a crop
- harvestGathering mature crops
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
destiny · reward · outcome · yield · gather · fruits · return · result · whirlwind · retribution
- livestockcow, cows, cattle, bull, bulls
- pig farmingpigs, hogs, pig farming, pork industry, hog farming
- livestock auctionsauctioneer, auction barn, auction block, stockyard, cattle market
- improvementsimprovement, fixes, betterment, enhancement, upgrade
- sowing wild oats
- reap what one sowsFace consequences of actions
- sowing seedsDispersing grain for cultivation
- sow discord
- sow wild oatsYouthful indulgence before maturity
- sowing one's wild oatsYouthful indulgence before maturity