sweet-talk |
(informal) to use flattery or beguiling words in order to persuade; cajole. |
sweet tooth |
(informal) a liking or craving for candy, cookies, or other foods with a high sugar content. |
sweet william |
a perennial plant, related to the pinks, that bears flat, thick clusters of variously colored flowers. |
swell |
to increase in volume by inflation, absorption, internal pressure, growth, or the like; expand; distend. [19 definitions] |
swelled head |
(informal) an extremely high opinion of oneself; conceit; vanity. |
swelling |
the act or condition of something that is swelling or swollen. [2 definitions] |
swelter |
to be afflicted by oppressive heat. [2 definitions] |
sweltering |
of weather, overly hot or humid; sultry. [2 definitions] |
swept |
past tense and past participle of sweep. |
sweptback |
of an airplane wing, having a sharply backward slant. |
sweptwing |
of an airplane, having sweptback wings. |
swerve |
to change direction suddenly; turn abruptly; veer. [3 definitions] |
swift |
moving or able to move very rapidly; speedy. [7 definitions] |
swig |
(informal) an amount of fluid, esp. liquor, drunk in a single rapid swallow. [2 definitions] |
swill |
liquid food or food mixed with much liquid, esp. refuse fed to domestic animals; slop. [8 definitions] |
swim |
to move through water by means of bodily motions. [10 definitions] |
swim bladder |
an inflated sac that extends lengthwise against the upper side of the body cavity of most bony fishes, its purpose being to regulate hydrostatic pressure. |
swimmer |
one who swims, esp. one who does so competitively. |
swimmeret |
any of the small abdominal appendages found on various crustaceans such as lobsters, used mainly to carry eggs or aid in swimming. |
swimming |
the activity or sport of propelling one's body through water by means of bodily motions. |
swimming costume |
a British word for a garment worn for swimming. "Swimming costume" has the same meaning as "bathing suit." |