Plowshare — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈaʊʃɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈaʊʃeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈaʊʃeə/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈaʊʃɛɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ploughshare share

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pflugschar

ein scharfer Stahlkeil, der die oberste Erdschicht abschneidet

🇫🇷French

soc de charrue

un coin en acier tranchant qui détache la couche supérieure du sol

🇪🇸Spanish

reja del arado

una cuña de acero afilada que suelta la capa superior de tierra

🇮🇹Italian

vomere

un cuneo d'acciaio affilato che stacca lo strato superiore del terreno

🇳🇱Dutch

ploegschaar

een scherpe stalen wig die de bovenste laag grond lossnijdt

🇵🇹Portuguese

arado

uma cunha de aço afiada que solta a camada superior do solo

🇷🇺Russian

лемех

острый стальной клин, срезающий верхний слой почвы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हल का फाल

एक तेज़ स्टील की कील जो मिट्टी की ऊपरी परत को काट देती है

🇧🇩Bengali

লাঙ্গলের ভাগ

একটি ধারালো স্টিলের কীলক যা মাটির উপরের স্তরটি আলগা করে দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

உழுதுண்டு

ஒரு கூர்மையான எஃகு ஆப்பு மண்ணின் மேல் அடுக்கை தளர்வாக வெட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నాగలి

నేల పై పొరను వదులుగా కత్తిరించే పదునైన ఉక్కు చీలిక

🇮🇳Marathi

नांगरणी

स्टीलची तीक्ष्ण पाचर ज्यामुळे मातीचा वरचा थर सैल होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

હળ

સ્ટીલની તીક્ષ્ણ ફાચર જે માટીના ઉપરના સ્તરને છૂટી કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇಗಿಲು

ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಮೇಲಿನ ಪದರವನ್ನು ಸಡಿಲವಾಗಿ ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಚೂಪಾದ ಉಕ್ಕಿನ ಬೆಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കലപ്പ

മണ്ണിൻ്റെ മുകളിലെ പാളി വെട്ടിമുറിക്കുന്ന മൂർച്ചയുള്ള ഉരുക്ക് വെഡ്ജ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਲ

ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਸਟੀਲ ਪਾੜਾ ਜੋ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਉੱਪਰਲੀ ਪਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਢਿੱਲੀ ਕਰ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہل کا حصہ

ایک تیز سٹیل کا پچر جو مٹی کی اوپری تہہ کو کاٹتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

耜

锋利的钢楔子，可以切开表层土壤

🇯🇵Japanese

すきの刃

土壌の最上層を切り取る鋭い鋼製のくさび

🇰🇷Korean

쟁기질

토양의 표층을 느슨하게 자르는 날카로운 강철 쐐기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lưỡi cày

một cái nêm thép sắc bén cắt rời lớp đất trên cùng

🇹🇭Thai

คันไถ

ลิ่มเหล็กแหลมคมที่ตัดดินชั้นบนหลุดออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mata bajak

irisan baja tajam yang memotong lapisan atas tanah

🇵🇭Filipino

araro

isang matalim na bakal na wedge na pumuputol sa tuktok na layer ng lupa

🇲🇾Malay

mata bajak

baji keluli tajam yang memotong lapisan atas tanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سكة المحراث

إسفين فولاذي حاد يقطع الطبقة العليا من التربة

🇮🇷Persian

گاوآهن

یک گوه فولادی تیز که لایه بالایی خاک را جدا می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

saban demiri

toprağın üst katmanını gevşeten keskin bir çelik kama

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחרשה

טריז פלדה חד שחותך את שכבת האדמה העליונה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'plowshare'?

The primary meaning of 'plowshare' is 'a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'plowshare' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'plowshare' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'plowshare' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'plowshare' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'plowshare' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'plowshare' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'plowshare' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'plowshare' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'plowshare' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'plowshare' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted