All sweep synonyms
sweep
S s verb sweep
- winging β either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- carry the day β to win a contest or competition; succeed
- barrelled β a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- flourish β to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
- breeze β A breeze is a gentle wind.
- lick β to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- lay a finger on β to harm
- look up and down β to search everywhere
- barreled β Having the specified number of barrels.
- breached β the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- examine β Inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
- leave no stone unturned β the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- motoring β a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- disported β to divert or amuse (oneself).
- make headway β forward movement; progress in a forward direction: The ship's headway was slowed by the storm.
- fleet β an arm of the sea; inlet.
- weeds β a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
- dancing β When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
noun sweep
- course β Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
- extensity β (uncountable) The state of being extensive or of having extension.
- walkover β Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
- gamut β the entire scale or range: the gamut of dramatic emotion from grief to joy.
- low water β water at its lowest level, as in a river.
- body english β a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- elbowroom β Sufficient space to have freedom of movement.
- farmland β land under cultivation or capable of being cultivated: to protect valuable farmland from erosion.
- comber β a person, tool, or machine that combs wool, flax, etc
- demesnes β possession of land as one's own: land held in demesne.
- flexure β the act of flexing or bending.
- comprehensiveness β of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- ambulation β to walk about or move from place to place.
- halfmoon β the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
- land β Edwin Herbert, 1909β91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
- extensiveness β The degree or property of being extensive.
- capacity β The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.
- win β to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- combers β Plural form of comber.
- clean sweep β an overwhelming victory
- grand slam β Bridge. the winning of all thirteen tricks of a deal. Compare little slam.
- diorama β a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- folio β a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- motility β Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- glom β to steal.
- whitecap β a wave with a broken and foaming white crest.
- ebb and flow β tidal movement
- earshot β the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- dilatation β a dilated formation or part.
- bullseye β the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice.