All English words - page 3661

Meanings of Swedge:

noun

A fight or brawl.

verb

Fight or brawl.

Usage examples:

It has enough sex, swedging and swearing to satisfy the baser appetites of his fanbase but there is…

Meanings of Sweep:

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor

noun

An act of sweeping something with a brush.

Usage examples:

I was giving the floor a quick sweep

Meanings of Sweep-under-the-rug:

idiom

To hide something damaging or unpleasant and try to keep it secret

Usage examples:

This scandal can’t be swept under the rug.

Meanings of Sweepback:

noun

The angle at which an aircraft's wing is set back from a right angle to the body.

Usage examples:

The wing sweepback angle varies from 16° to 69°, with respect to the wing leading edge with four ou…

Meanings of Sweeper:

noun

A person or device that cleans a floor or road by sweeping.

Usage examples:

A street sweeper

Meanings of Sweeping:

adjective

Extending or performed in a long, continuous curve.

Usage examples:

Sweeping, desolate moorlands

noun

Dirt or refuse collected by sweeping.

Usage examples:

The sweepings from the house

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor

Meanings of Sweepings:

noun

Dirt or refuse collected by sweeping.

Usage examples:

The sweepings from the house

adjective

Extending or performed in a long, continuous curve.

Usage examples:

Sweeping, desolate moorlands

Meanings of Sweeps:

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor

noun

An act of sweeping something with a brush.

Usage examples:

I was giving the floor a quick sweep

Meanings of Sweepstake:

noun

A form of gambling, especially on horse races, in which all the stakes are divided among the winners.

Usage examples:

A sweepstake ticket

Meanings of Sweepstakes:

noun

A form of gambling, especially on horse races, in which all the stakes are divided among the winners.

Usage examples:

A sweepstake ticket

plural noun

A competition for a prize, esp. for money, in which those who win are chosen by chance

Usage examples:

She won $5000 in a charity sweepstakes.

Meanings of Sweet:

adjective

Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter.

Usage examples:

A cup of hot sweet tea

noun

A small shaped piece of sweet food made with sugar.

Usage examples:

A bag of sweets

Meanings of Sweet-dreams:

phrase

Used to express good wishes to a person going to bed.

Usage examples:

The girls complied, and nicole peeked into the living room to wish her mother sweet dreams before g…

Meanings of Sweet-fa:

idiom

Nothing

Usage examples:

And what does she know about it? sweet fanny adams!

Meanings of Sweet-one:

idiom

To try to keep someone satisfied and pleased with you so that you can continue to get what you want

Usage examples:

He made a few concessions to keep the shareholders sweet.

Meanings of Sweet-talking:

verb

To talk to someone in a very kind or pleasant way because you want to persuade that person to do, allow, or believe something

Usage examples:

I tried to sweet talk my way out of going.

Meanings of Sweetbreads:

noun

The thymus gland (or, rarely, the pancreas) of an animal, especially as used for food.

Usage examples:

Cut sweetbreads into four even pieces; dust with fennel pollen.

Meanings of Sweetbriar:

noun

A eurasian wild rose with fragrant leaves and flowers.

Meanings of Sweeten:

verb

Make or become sweet or sweeter, especially in taste.

Usage examples:

A cup of coffee sweetened with saccharin

Meanings of Sweeteners:

noun

A substance used to sweeten food or drink, especially one other than sugar.

Usage examples:

Diet drinks contain artificial sweeteners like saccharin

Meanings of Sweeter:

adjective

Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter.

Usage examples:

A cup of hot sweet tea

noun

A small shaped piece of sweet food made with sugar.

Usage examples:

A bag of sweets

Meanings of Sweetest:

adjective

Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter.

Usage examples:

A cup of hot sweet tea

noun

A small shaped piece of sweet food made with sugar.

Usage examples:

A bag of sweets

Meanings of Sweethearts:

noun

A person with whom someone is having a romantic relationship.

Usage examples:

The pair were childhood sweethearts

Meanings of Sweeties:

noun

A sweet.

Usage examples:

The girls' night in package fills you full of chocolate, sweeties, popcorn and ice-cream, but if yo…

Meanings of Sweeting:

noun

An apple of a sweet-flavoured variety.

Meanings of Sweetings:

noun

An apple of a sweet-flavoured variety.