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more info swoosh, n.
(swooshes)
the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
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more info swoosh, v.
(swooshed, swooshes, swooshing)
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
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"The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"
"The curtain swooshed open"

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more info swop, n.
(swops)
an equal exchange
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"we had no money so we had to live by barter"
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more info swop, v.
(swopped, swopping, swops)
exchange or give (something) in exchange for
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more info sword, n.
(swords)
freq. cnt. 9
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
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more info sword bean, n.
twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food
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more info sword cane, n.
a cane concealing a sword or dagger
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more info sword dance, n.
any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air
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more info sword dancing, n.
any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air
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more info sword fern, n.
any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed
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more info sword grass, n.
any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges
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more info sword knot, n.
an ornamental tassel on the hilt of a sword
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more info sword lily, n.
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
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any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
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more info sword of Damocles, n.
a constant and imminent peril
<noun.state>

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"the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"
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more info sword stick, n.
a cane concealing a sword or dagger
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more info sword-cut, n.
a scar from a cut made by a sword
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more info sword-shaped, adj.
shaped like a sword blade
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"the iris has an ensiform leaf"
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more info swordfish, n.
large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
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flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
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more info swordlike, adj.
shaped like a sword blade
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"the iris has an ensiform leaf"
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more info swordplay, n.
(swordplays)
the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
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more info swordsman, n.
(swordsmen)
someone skilled at fencing
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more info swordsmanship, n.
(swordsmanships)
skill in fencing
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more info swordtail, n.
(swordtails)
freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
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more info sworn, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
bound by or as if by an oath
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"according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"
"sworn enemies"
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bound by or stated on oath
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"now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare
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more info swosh, v.
(swoshed, swoshes, swoshing)
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
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sample sentences

"The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"
"The curtain swooshed open"

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more info swot, n.
(swots)
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
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more info swot, v.
(swots, swotted, swotting)
study intensively, as before an exam
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"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

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more info swot up, v.
study intensively, as before an exam
<verb.cognition>

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"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

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more info swung dash, n.
a punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of a word
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more info sybarite, n.
(sybarites)
a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
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