Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
swich |
adjective |
Such. |
swift |
verb i. |
Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt., Of short continuance; passing away quickly., Swiftly., The current of a stream., Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds., Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine lizard., The ghost moth. See under Ghost., A reel, or turning instrument, for winding yarn, thread, etc.; — used chiefly in the plural., The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine. |
swill |
verb t. |
To wash; to drench., To drink in great draughts; to swallow greedily., To inebriate; to fill with drink., To drink greedily or swinishly; to drink to excess., The wash, or mixture of liquid substances, given to swine; hogwash; — called also swillings., Large draughts of liquor; drink taken in excessive quantities. |
swine |
noun |
Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat, which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is specifically called boar, the female, sow, and the young, pig. See Hog. |
swing |
verb i. |
To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate., To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open., To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3., To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide., To be hanged., To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other., To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business., To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; — said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter., The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum., Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing., A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise., Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion., Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it., Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency. |
swink |
verb i. |
To labor; to toil; to salve., To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor., To acquire by labor., Labor; toil; drudgery. |
swipe |
noun |
A swape or sweep. See Sweep., A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club., Poor, weak beer; small beer., To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball., To pluck; to snatch; to steal. |
swirl |
noun |
To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy., A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. |
swish |
verb t. |
To flourish, so as to make the sound swish., To flog; to lash., To dash; to swash., A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air., Light driven spray. |
swiss |
nounsing. & pl. |
A native or inhabitant of Switzerland; a Switzer; the people of Switzerland., Of or pertaining to Switzerland, or the people of Switzerland. |
swive |
verb t. |
To copulate with (a woman). |