sewer
/ˈsuːər/
noun
- An underground pipe or channel that carries away waste water and human waste from buildings.
- A blockage in the sewer caused the basement to fill with water.
- Heavy rain can overwhelm the sewer system and cause flooding.
- The city is repairing an old sewer that runs beneath Main Street.
- A person who sews, especially as a job or hobby.
- The tailor hired an extra sewer to finish the wedding dresses on time.
- As a sewer, she spends most of her weekends working on quilts.
- My grandmother was a skilled sewer who made her own clothes.
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