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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

sweet William
Dianthus barbatus noun Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers

sweet woodruff
waldmeister noun fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine

sweet wormwood
Artemisia annua noun wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran

sweet-breathed
adjective having breath or breath as specified

sweet-faced
adjective having a pleasing face or one showing a sweet disposition; `a sweet-faced child`

sweet-potato ring rot
noun disease of sweet potatoes in which roots are girdled by rings of dry rot

sweet-potato whitefly
noun a variety of whitefly

sweetbread
sweetbreads noun edible glands of an animal

sweetbrier
sweetbriar noun Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips

sweetening
sweetener noun something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

sweetheart
adjective privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically); `another sweetheart deal based on political influence`

sweetish
adjective somewhat sweet

sweetleaf
Symplocus tinctoria noun small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye

sweetly
sweet adverb in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet` is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly`); `Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly`; `how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank`- Shakespeare; `talking sweet to each other`

sweetmeat
noun a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)

sweetness
sweet noun the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

sweetness and light
noun a mild reasonableness; `when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light`

sweetsop
anon noun sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds

swell
crestless wave noun the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

swelling
puffiness noun abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

sweltering
sweltry adjective excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness; `a sweltering room`; `sweltering athletes`

swept
adjective possessing sweep; `the sleek swept wings of the plane`

sweptback
adjective (especially of aircraft wings) angled rearward from the point of attachment; `aircraft with sweptback wings`

sweptwing
adjective (of an aircraft) having sweptback wings; `a sweptwing aircraft`

Swertia
genus Swertia noun genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa

swerve
swerving noun the act of turning aside suddenly

Swietinia
genus Swietinia noun tropical American mahogany trees

swift
noun a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight

Swift
noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

swift-footed
fast-footed adjective having rapidly moving feet

swiftlet
Collocalia inexpectata noun swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird`s nest

swiftly
fleetly adverb in a swift manner; `she moved swiftly`

swimmer
noun a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets; `he was an Olympic swimmer`

swimmer
bather noun a person who travels through the water by swimming; `he is not a good swimmer`

swimmeret
pleopod noun one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming

swimming
swim noun the act of swimming; `it was the swimming they enjoyed most`: `they took a short swim in the pool`

swimming crab
noun marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming

swimming event
noun an athletic competition that involves swimming

swimming hole
noun a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming

swimming kick
noun a movement of the legs in swimming

swimming meet
swim meet noun a swimming competition between two or more teams

swimming pool
swimming bath noun pool that provides a facility for swimming; ``swimming bath` is a British term`

swimming stroke
noun a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward

swimming trunks
bathing trunks noun swimsuit worn by men while swimming

swimmingly
adverb with great ease and success; `in spite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly`

swimsuit
swimwear noun tight fitting garment worn for swimming

Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne noun English poet (1837-1909)

swindle
cheat 1 rig noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; `that book is a fraud`

swindle
rook verb deprive of by deceit; `He swindled me out of my inheritance`; `She defrauded the customers who trusted her`; `the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change`

swindler
defrauder noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

swine
noun stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

swine influenza
swine flu noun an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic

swineherd
pigman noun a herder or swine

swing
swinging noun changing location by moving back and forth

swing
jive noun a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

swing door
swinging door noun a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction

swing music
jive noun a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

swing over
verb influence decisively; `This action swung many votes over to his side`

swing voter
floating voter noun a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other

swingeing
adjective severe; punishingly bad; `swingeing taxation`; `swingeing damages awarded by the judge`

swinger
noun a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex

swinging chad
noun a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at two corners

swipe
noun a sweeping stroke or blow

swish
noun a brushing or rustling sound

swishing
swishy adjective resembling a sustained `sh` or soft whistle; `swishing windshield wipers`; `a swishy skirt`

Swiss
adjective of or relating to Switzerland or its people or culture; `the Swiss army`

Swiss canton
noun one of the cantons of Switzerland

Swiss cheese
noun hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland

Swiss franc
noun the basic unit of money in Switzerland

Swiss mountain pine
mountain pine 1 dwarf mountain pine noun low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two

Swiss pine
Swiss stone pine noun large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate

Swiss steak
noun steak braised in tomato and onion mixture

switch
switching noun the act of changing one thing or position for another; `his switch on abortion cost him the election`

switch
electrical switch noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

switch engine
noun a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard

switch grass
Panicum virgatum noun grass of western America used for hay

switch-hitter
noun a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed

switchblade
switchblade knife noun a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button

switchboard
patchboard noun telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

switcher
whipper noun a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip

switcheroo
noun a sudden unexpected switch

switchman
noun a man who operates railroad switches

Switzerland
Swiss Confederation noun a landlocked federal republic in central Europe

swivel
noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

swivel chair
noun a chair that swivels on its base

swiz
noun British

swizzle
noun any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice

swizzle stick
noun a small stick used to stir mixed drinks

swoop
slide noun (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; `the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides`

swoosh
whoosh noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)

sword
blade 1 brand noun a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

sword bean
Canavalia gladiata noun twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food

sword cane
sword stick noun a cane concealing a sword or dagger

sword dance
sword dancing noun any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air

sword fern
noun any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed

sword grass
noun any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges

sword knot
noun an ornamental tassel on the hilt of a sword

sword of Damocles
noun a constant and immanent peril; `the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles`

sword-cut
noun a scar from a cut made by a sword

swordfish
Xiphias gladius noun large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night