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aquatint |
a type of etching that achieves the soft sweeping tones of a wash drawing or watercolor by careful control of the length of time acid is left on any given area of the etching plate. |
broom |
a device for sweeping. A broom has a bundle of straw or a brush attached to the end of a long handle. |
dustpan |
a flat pan shaped like a small shovel with an attached handle. It is usually made of metal or plastic. A dustpan is used for gathering up dust or dirt while sweeping with a broom. |
flourish |
to make sweeping, dramatic movements. [1/10 definitions] |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
the 32nd President of the United States, who served four terms (1933-1945). Roosevelt initiated sweeping social and economic programs to tackle the Great Depression, was leader of the Allied Powers during World War II, and worked to establish Social Security (b.1882--d.1945). |
mare's-tail |
a narrow, filmy, sweeping band of cirrus cloud that resembles a horse's tail blowing in the breeze. [1/2 definitions] |
sideswipe |
a glancing or sweeping blow on or along the side of something. [1/2 definitions] |
slash |
to cut or strike with a strong, sweeping motion. [1/5 definitions] |
sweep |
the act or motion of sweeping. [1/10 definitions] |
swing |
to move (a hand, foot, or limb) in a wide, sweeping, or curving motion. [2/25 definitions] |
swipe |
(informal) to take something without permission; steal. [3 definitions] |
swoop |
to take, lift up, or remove in or as if in a single motion sweeping from above; scoop up; snatch (often fol. by "away," "up," or "off"). [2/3 definitions] |
wipe |
a sweeping blow, as with a hand or paw; swipe. [1/7 definitions] |
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