svelte |
gracefully slim or slender. |
Svengali |
one who exerts a mysterious controlling influence on another person or persons, usu. for self-serving or malevolent purposes. |
SW |
abbreviation of "southwest." |
swab |
a small piece of absorbent material, such as cotton, that is often attached to an applicator stick and is used for medicinal applications or cleansing. [6 definitions] |
swabber |
one that swabs, esp. in cleaning. [2 definitions] |
swaddle |
to wrap (an infant) tightly in cloths or blankets. [3 definitions] |
swaddling bands |
see "swaddling clothes." |
swaddling clothes |
strips of cloth or garments wrapped around a baby or infant, esp. for restraint. [2 definitions] |
swag |
a decorative curtain or other hanging, usu. draped in a curve from one point to another. [4 definitions] |
swage |
a tool used to bend and shape cold metal. [4 definitions] |
swage block |
see "swage." |
swagger |
to walk or move in a proud or arrogant manner; strut. [5 definitions] |
swagger stick |
a short stick or cane sometimes carried by military officers. |
Swahili |
an African language with some Arabic roots that is used in east Africa and parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2 definitions] |
swale |
a piece of land lower and usu. marshier and damper than surrounding areas. |
swallow1 |
to take or draw (a portion of food or other substance) into the digestive tract by passing it from the mouth into the esophagus with a voluntary muscular movement. [8 definitions] |
swallow2 |
any of a number of small migratory birds that have long, pointed wings and often a forked tail, and that are known for their graceful flight. [2 definitions] |
swallowtail |
the deeply notched or forked tail of a swallow, or a tail that is similar to it. [2 definitions] |
swallow-tailed |
having a forked tail similar to that of a swallow. [2 definitions] |
swallow-tailed coat |
a man's full dress coat having a long, rounded, split tail at the back. |
swam |
past tense of swim. |