a conceited and self-centered person
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

egoist

egotist

swellhead

an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

lump

puffiness

swelling

the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
<noun.process>

intumescence

intumescency

swelling

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
<noun.shape>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

bulge

bump

excrescence

extrusion

gibbosity

gibbousness

hump

jut

prominence

protrusion

protuberance

swelling

sample sentences

"the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"
"the hump of a camel"
"he stood on the rocky prominence"
"the occipital protuberance was well developed"
"the bony excrescence between its horns"

suffer from intense heat
<verb.body>

swelter

sample sentences

"we were sweltering at the beach"

be uncomfortably hot
<verb.body>

swelter

excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

sweltering

sweltry

sample sentences

"a sweltering room"
"sweltering athletes"

excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

sweltering

sweltry

sample sentences

"a sweltering room"
"sweltering athletes"

possessing sweep
<adj.all>

swept

sample sentences

"the sleek swept wings of the plane"

used of hair
<adj.all>

backswept

sweptback

(especially of aircraft wings) angled rearward from the point of attachment
<adj.all>

sweptback

sample sentences

"aircraft with sweptback wings"

(of an aircraft) having sweptback wings
<adj.all>

sweptwing

sample sentences

"a sweptwing aircraft"

the act of turning aside suddenly
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

swerve

swerving

veering

an erratic deflection from an intended course
<noun.event>

swerve

yaw

turn sharply; change direction abruptly
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

curve

cut

sheer

slew

slue

swerve

trend

veer

sample sentences

"The car cut to the left at the intersection"
"The motorbike veered to the right"

the act of turning aside suddenly
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

swerve

swerving

veering

moving very fast
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 2

fleet

swift

sample sentences

"fleet of foot"
"the fleet scurrying of squirrels"
"a swift current"
"swift flight of an arrow"
"a swift runner"

common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
<noun.animal>

Sceloporus occidentalis

blue-belly

swift

western fence lizard

a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
<noun.animal>

swift

having rapidly moving feet
<adj.all>

fast-footed

swift-footed

swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
<noun.animal>

Collocalia inexpectata

swiftlet

in a swift manner
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

fleetly

swiftly

sample sentences

"she moved swiftly"

a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

fastness

speed

swiftness

sample sentences

"the project advanced with gratifying speed"

a large and hurried swallow
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

draft

draught

gulp

swig

sample sentences

"he finished it at a single gulp"

to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
<verb.consumption>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

gulp

quaff

swig

sample sentences

"The men gulped down their beers"

strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

slog

slug

swig

sample sentences

"He slugged me so hard that I passed out"

wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
<noun.food>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

pigswill

pigwash

slop

slops

swill

drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
<verb.consumption>

swill

swill down

feed pigs
<verb.consumption>

slop

swill

drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
<verb.consumption>

swill

swill down

the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
<noun.act>

gulping

guzzling

swilling

the act of swimming
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

swim

swimming

sample sentences

"it was the swimming they enjoyed most"
"they took a short swim in the pool"

travel through water
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

swim

sample sentences

"We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"
"a big fish was swimming in the tank"

be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

float

swim

move as if gliding through water
<verb.motion>

swim

sample sentences

"this snake swims through the soil where it lives"

be covered with or submerged in a liquid
<verb.stative>

drown

swim

sample sentences

"the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"

be dizzy or giddy
<verb.stative>

swim

sample sentences

"my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne"

an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
<noun.animal>

air bladder

float

swim bladder

a swimming competition between two or more teams
<noun.event>

swim meet

swimming meet

a person who travels through the water by swimming
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bather

natator

swimmer

sample sentences

"he is not a good swimmer"

a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
<noun.person>

swimmer

sample sentences

"he was an Olympic swimmer"

a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes
<noun.state>

schistosome dermatitis

swimmer's itch

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
<noun.animal>

pleopod

swimmeret