One who swallows; also, a glutton.
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The European sapphirine gurnard (Trigla hirundo). It has large pectoral fins.
A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See Dovetail.
See Celandine. A poisonous plant (Vincetoxicum officinale) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called white swallowwort.
imp. of Swim.
To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties.
Consisting of swamp; like a swamp; low, wet, and spongy; as, swampy land.
Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death.
A corruption of Swan-upping.
A yearly expedition on the Thames to take up young swans and mark them, as by Companies of Dyers and Vintners; -- called also swan-hopping.
A swamp.
One who tends or marks swans; as, the royal swanherd of England.
See Swainmote.
An active and clever young fellow.
Resembling a swan.
A mark of ownership cut on the bill or swan.
A place where swans are bred.
Swanlike; as, a swanny glossiness of the neck.
The Chinese abacus; a schwanpan.
The down, or fine, soft feathers, of the swan, used on various articles of dress.
The act of a swan with the down or the feathers on.
Hastily.
See Sweep, n., 12.
To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward.
A plow for turning up grass land. A lawn mower.
Covered with sward.
Covered with sward or grass.
imp. of Swear.
The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet.
To crowd or throng.
One of innumerable minute, motile, reproductive bodies, produced asexually by certain algae and fungi; a zoospore.
To make swart or tawny; as, to swart a living part.
The black-backed gull (Larus marinus); -- called also swarbie.
See Swath.
In a swarthy manner; with a tawny hue; duskily.
The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark complexion; tawniness.
Swarthiness.
To make swarthy.
Swarthiness.
Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny.
The quality or state of being swart.
Swarthy; tawny.
To swerve.
Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water.
A bully or braggadocio; a swaggering, boastful fellow; a swaggerer.
One who makes a blustering show of valor or force of arms.
Swaggering; hectoring.
Same as 4th Swash, 2.
Soft, like fruit that is too ripe; quashy; swash.
A symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms at right angles all in the same direction, and each prolonged to the height of the parallel arm of the cross. A great many modified forms exist, ogee and volute as well as rectilinear, while various decorative designs, as Greek fret or meander, are derived from or closely associated with it. The swastika is found in remains from the Bronze Age in various parts of Europe, esp. at Hissarlik (Troy), and was in frequent use as late as the 10th century. It is found in ancient Persia, in India, where both Jains and Buddhists used (or still use) it as religious symbol, in China and Japan, and among Indian tribes of North, Central, and South America. It is usually thought to be a charm, talisman, or religious token, esp. a sign of good luck or benediction. Max M/ller distinguished from the swastika, with arms prolonged to the right, the suavastika, with arms prolonged to the left, but this distinction is not commonly recognized. Other names for the swastika are fylfot and gammadion.
a former state in Northwest India, now a part of Pakistan. It was ruled by a prince called a Wali.
a special group of police trained to deal with unusually dangerous or violent situations, and having special weapons, such as rifles more powerful than those carried by regular police officers. They are employed, for example, in situations when hostages are being held, or heavily armed persons need to be captured. Called also SWAT or S.W.A.T..
A swath.
imp. of Sweat.
A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.
A bandage; a band; a swath.
A device attached to a mowing machine for raising the uncut fallen grain and marking the limit of the swath.
imp. of Sweat.
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the result of injury or weakness; -- said of horses and other animals.
The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying.
Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse.
Able to sway.
An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.
To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to sweal a pig by singeing off the hair.
To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under oath.
One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration.
a. n. from Swear, v.
The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration.
One who sweats.
In a sweaty manner.
Quality or state of being sweaty.
a. n. from Sweat, v.
Moist with sweat; as, a sweaty skin; a sweaty garment.
A native or inhabitant of Sweden.
Of or pertaining to Swedenborg or his views.
The doctrines of the Swedenborgians.
The language of Swedes.
An atrophy of the muscles of the shoulder in horses; also, atrophy of any muscle in horses.
The act of sweeping.
A bow-saw.
The crop of hay got in a meadow.
One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep; as, a carpet sweeper.
Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation.
Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street.
A winning of all the stakes or prizes.
A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.
One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used.
Moving with a sweeping motion.
To sweeten.
Having a sweet, musical voice, as the nightingale. Cf. Breast, n., 6.
Having a sweet scent or smell; fragrant.
A kind of custard apple (Anona squamosa). See under Custard.
Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being called neck sweetbread or throat sweetbread, the latter belly sweetbread. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the calf, are highly esteemed as food. See Pancreas, and Thymus.
A kind of rose (Rosa rubiginosa) with minutely glandular and fragrant foliage. The small-flowered sweetbrier is Rosa micrantha.
To become sweet.
One who, or that which, sweetens; one who palliates; that which moderates acrimony.
The act of making sweet.
A lover of mistress.
Making love.
A sweet apple.
Somewhat sweet.
In a sweet manner.
Fruit preserved with sugar, as peaches, pears, melons, nuts, orange peel, etc.; -- usually in the plural; a confect; a confection.
The quality or state of being sweet (in any sense of the adjective); gratefulness to the taste or to the smell; agreeableness.
Licorice.
A variety of white grape, having a sweet watery juice; -- also called white sweetwater, and white muscadine.
A name for two tropical American weeds (Capraria biflora, and Scoparia dulcis) of the Figwort family.
The true laurel (Laurus nobilis.) The timber of the tree Oreodaphne Leucoxylon, growing in Jamaica. The name is also applied to the timber of several other related trees.
Any plant of a sweet taste.
Sway; movement.
See Swainmote.
Having the characteristics of a person of rank and importance; showy; dandified; distinguished; as, a swell person; a swell neighborhood.
People of rank and fashion; the class of swells, collectively.
Any plectognath fish that dilates itself, as the bur fish, puffer, or diodon.
The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride.
Dandified; stylish.
A swellfish.
To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter.
To oppress with heat.
Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry.
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