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Sweets
- noun -
- a dish served as the last course of a meal
- English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
- the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
Swells
- noun - a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
- a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
- become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
- cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"
- come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things); "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it"
- come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up"
- expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
- increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
- the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
Swifts
- noun - a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
- an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
- common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
- United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
Swills
- noun - drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
- feed pigs
- wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
Swines
- noun - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
Swings
- noun - a jaunty rhythm in music
- a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
- a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
- alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
- be a social swinger; socialize a lot
- change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"
- changing location by moving back and forth
- engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"
- hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The li
Swipes
- noun - a sweeping stroke or blow
- make off with belongings of others
- strike with a swiping motion
Swirls
- noun - flow in a circular current, of liquids
- the shape of something rotating rapidly
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
Swoons
- noun - a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- faint
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
Swoops
- noun - (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
- a swift descent through the air
- a very rapid raid
- move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"
- move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
- seize or catch with a swooping motion