10-letter words starting with sw
- swaggering — pertaining to, characteristic of, or behaving in the manner of a person who swaggers.
- swallow up — envelop completely
- swammerdam — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1637–80, Dutch anatomist and entomologist.
- swamp boat — Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- swamp pink — a bog plant, Helonias bullata, of the lily family, native to the eastern U.S., having a dense spike of small, fragrant pink flowers.
- swamp rose — a shrub, Rosa palustris, of eastern North America, having pink flowers nearly 2 inches (5 cm) wide.
- swampscott — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- swarm cell — the amebalike germinated spore cell of myxomycetes.
- swatchbook — a booklet containing samples (of paper, cloth, etc)
- swaybacked — having the back sagged to an unusual degree; having a sway-back.
- swear word — A swear word is a word which is considered to be rude or offensive. Swear words are usually used when people are angry.
- sweat sock — one of a pair of socks made of thick, absorbent cotton, wool, or other material and worn during exercise, sports, leisure activity, etc.
- sweat suit — a set of garments consisting of sweatpants and a sweatshirt.
- sweat-shop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
- sweathouse — (especially among North American Indians) a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body by sweating, in which heated water is poured over heated stones to produce steam.
- sweatpants — loose-fitting pants of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, usually with a drawstring at the waist and close-fitting or elastic cuffs at the ankles, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
- sweatshirt — a loose, long-sleeved, collarless pullover of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, with close-fitting or elastic cuffs and sometimes a drawstring at the waist, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
- swedenborg — Emanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; Swedish e-mah-noo-uh l] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; Swedish ɛˈmɑ nu əl/ (Show IPA), (Emanuel Swedberg) 1688–1772, Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic.
- sweep hand — a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial.
- sweepstake — a sweepstakes.
- sweet corn — any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
- sweet fern — a North American shrub, Comptonia (or Myrica) asplenifolia, having scented fernlike leaves and heads of brownish flowers: family Myricaceae
- sweet flag — an aroid marsh plant, Acorus calamus, having swordlike leaves, small greenish flowers, and aromatic roots
- sweet gale — a shrub, Myrica gale, of northern swamp regions, having yellow catkin-like flowers and aromatic leaves: family Myricaceae
- sweet roll — a roll made of sweet dough, often containing spices, raisins, nuts, candied fruit, etc., and sometimes iced on top.
- sweet shop — a store that sells candy.
- sweet spot — Sports. the spot on a club, racket, bat, etc., where a ball is most effectively hit.
- sweet talk — cajolery, persuasion by flattery
- sweet-shop — a store that sells candy.
- sweet-talk — to use cajoling words.
- sweetbread — Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food.
- sweetbrier — a rose, Rosa eglanteria, of Europe and central Asia, having a tall stem, stout, hooked prickles often mixed with bristles, and single, pink flowers.
- sweetening — something that sweetens food, beverages, etc., as sugar, saccharine, etc.
- sweetheart — either of a pair of lovers in relation to the other.
- sweetishly — in a sweetish manner
- sweetmeats — a sweet delicacy, prepared with sugar, honey, or the like, as preserves, candy, or, formerly, cakes or pastry.
- sweetwater — a city in NW Texas.
- sweltering — suffering oppressive heat.
- swerveless — tending not to swerve
- swi-prolog — (programming) A Prolog by Jan Wielemaker <[email protected]> like a superset of Edinburgh Prolog. Version 1.7.2. Docking Station is distributed under General Public License. It runs on Sun-4, Sun-3, Linux, DEC MIPS (incomplete), RS/6000, PS2/AIX, Atari ST, Gould PN, NeXT, VAX, HP-UX (problems), MS-DOS, and OS/2. Mailing list: [email protected]
- swift moth — moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
- swimfeeder — a device containing bait, attached to the line to ensure the gradual baiting of the swim from under the surface
- swimmingly — without difficulty; with great success; effortlessly: She passed the exam swimmingly.
- swinestone — a type of limestone that emits an unpleasant odour when rubbed or struck
- swing band — a band that plays swing jazz
- swing door — a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.
- swing loan — a bridge loan.
- swing pass — a pass thrown to a receiver, usually a running back, who is running toward a sideline
- swing vote — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- swing-wing — (of an airplane) having wings whose horizontal angle to the fuselage centerline can be adjusted fore and aft to optimize aerodynamic performance at widely differing speeds.
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