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more info sweet-smelling, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
having a natural fragrance
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

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"odoriferous spices"
"the odorous air of the orchard"
"the perfumed air of June"
"scented flowers"
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more info sweet-talk, v.
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

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"He palavered her into going along"

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more info sweetbread, n.
(sweetbreads)
edible glands of an animal
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more info sweetbreads, n.
edible glands of an animal
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more info sweetbriar, n.
(sweetbriars)
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
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more info sweetbrier, n.
(sweetbriers)
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
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more info sweeten, v.
(sweetened, sweetening, sweetens)
make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable
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"sweeten a deal"

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make sweeter in taste
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more info sweetened, adj.
with sweetening added
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more info sweetener, n.
(sweeteners)
anything that serves as an enticement
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something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
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more info sweetening, n.
(sweetenings)
the act of adding a sweetener to food
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an improvement that makes something more agreeable
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something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
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more info sweetheart, adj.
privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)
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"another sweetheart deal based on political influence"
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more info sweetheart, n.
(sweethearts)
freq. cnt. 6
any well-liked individual
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

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"he's a sweetheart"
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a person loved by another person
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

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a very attractive or seductive looking woman
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more info sweetie, n.
(sweeties)
a person loved by another person
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more info sweetish, adj.
somewhat sweet
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more info sweetleaf, n.
(sweetleafs)
small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye
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more info sweetleaf family, n.
a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales
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more info sweetly, adv.
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in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')
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"Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"
"how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare
"talking sweet to each other"
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more info sweetmeat, n.
(sweetmeats)
a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)
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more info sweetness, n.
(sweetnesses)
freq. cnt. 1
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
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the quality of giving pleasure
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"he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"
"the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day"
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a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
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the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
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more info sweetness and light, n.
a mild reasonableness
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"when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light"
more info sweetpea, n.
(sweetpeas)
climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
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more info sweetsop, n.
(sweetsops)
sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
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tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
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more info sweetsop tree, n.
tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
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more info sweetwood bark, n.
aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense
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more info swell, adj.
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very good
<adj.all>   (p)   (a)   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

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"he did a bully job"
"a neat sports car"
"had a great time at the party"
"you look simply smashing"
"we had a grand old time"
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more info swell, n.
(swells)
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the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
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a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
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a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
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a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
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more info swell, v.
(swelling, swells, swollen)
freq. cnt. 15
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
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"The music swelled to a crescendo"

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expand abnormally
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"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

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become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
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"The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"

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come up, as of a liquid
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"Tears well in her eyes"
"the currents well up"

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come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

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"Strong emotions welled up"
"Smoke swelled from it"

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cause to become swollen
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"The water swells the wood"

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more info swell up, v.
expand abnormally
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"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

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more info swelled, adj.
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feeling self-importance
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"too big for his britches"
"had a swelled head"
"he was swelled with pride"
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more info swelled head, n.
an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
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