| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
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| sweal | verb i. | To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame., To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to sweal a pig by singeing off the hair. |
| swear | verb i. | To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc., To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner., To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse., 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., To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; — ofetn followed by in or into; as, to swear witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an officer; he was sworn into office., To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend., To appeal to by an oath. |
| sweat | imp. & past participle | of Sweat, To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin; to perspire., Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge., To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap., To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics., To emit or suffer to flow from the pores; to exude., To unite by heating, after the application of soldier., To get something advantageous, as money, property, or labor from (any one), by exaction or oppression; as, to sweat a spendthrift; to sweat laborers., 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., The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats; hence, labor; toil; drudgery., Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack., The sweating sickness., A short run by a race horse in exercise. |
| swede | noun | A native or inhabitant of Sweden., A Swedish turnip. See under Turnip. |
| swept | imp. & past participle | of Sweep, imp. & p. p. of Sweep. |
| sweep | verb i. | To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively., To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes., To brush against or over; to rub lightly along., To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion., To strike with a long stroke., To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net., To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope., To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like., To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room., To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space., The act of sweeping., The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep., The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye., The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep., Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease., Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass., Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line., One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper., A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding., The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle., A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them., The almond furnace., A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water., In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam., The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc. |
| sweet | superl. | Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; — opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges., Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense., Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer., Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion., Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water., Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish., Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners., That which is sweet to the taste; — used chiefly in the plural., Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc., Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc., That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume., That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life., One who is dear to another; a darling; — a term of endearment., Sweetly., To sweeten. |
| swell | verb i. | To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation., To increase in size or extent by any addition; to increase in volume or force; as, a river swells, and overflows its banks; sounds swell or diminish., To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves., To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride., To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell., To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style., To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle., To be elated; to rise arrogantly., To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand., To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added, swell to a great amount., To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big., To increase the size, bulk, or dimensions of; to cause to rise, dilate, or increase; as, rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring; immigration swells the population., To aggravate; to heighten., To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate; as, to be swelled with pride or haughtiness., To augment gradually in force or loudness, as the sound of a note., The act of swelling., Gradual increase., Increase or augmentation in bulk; protuberance., Increase in height; elevation; rise., Increase of force, intensity, or volume of sound., Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force., A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an extensive plain abounding with little swells., A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy swell sets into the harbor., A gradual increase and decrease of the volume of sound; the crescendo and diminuendo combined; — generally indicated by the sign., A showy, dashing person; a dandy., Having the characteristics of a person of rank and importance; showy; dandified; distinguished; as, a swell person; a swell neighborhood. |
| swelt | imp. of Swell., To die; to perish., To faint; to swoon., To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. | |
| swerd | noun & verb | See Sward, n. & v., Sword. |