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swink, swinkin, swunk,
swink [swɪŋk, swʌŋk]
n. Hard work, toil.
v. To work hard, toil, labour, to struggle hard or intensely. To drink copiously, swill, guzzle.
n. Hard work, toil.
v. To work hard, toil, labour, to struggle hard or intensely. To drink copiously, swill, guzzle.
Swinnie, Swunnie,
Swinnie [ˈswɪne, ˈswʌne]
pn. Swinzie (Dumfries and Galloway).
pn. Swinzie (Dumfries and Galloway).
swinnle, swinnler, swinnlin, swunnle,
swinnle [ˈswɪnl, ˈswʌnl]
n. A swindle.
v. To swindle.
n. A swindle.
v. To swindle.
Compounds and phrases etc.
swinnler: A swindler.
swinnlin: Swindling.
swinnlin: Swindling.
Swinton, Swunton,
Swinton [swʌntən, swəntn]
pn. Swinton (Borders).
pn. Swinton (Borders).
swipe, swype,
swipe [swəip]
n. A blow delivered with a full swing of the arm. A sweeping stroke.
v. To deliver a long, swinging blow or stroke.
n. A blow delivered with a full swing of the arm. A sweeping stroke.
v. To deliver a long, swinging blow or stroke.
swipper, swippered, swippert, swuppered, swuppert, swyppirt,
swipper [ˈswɪpər]
also swippert
n. A lithe, agile person.
adj. Quick in movement, active, nimble, agile. Brusque, snappish or curt in manner.
adv. Agilely, nimbly, quickly, abruptly
also swippert
n. A lithe, agile person.
adj. Quick in movement, active, nimble, agile. Brusque, snappish or curt in manner.
adv. Agilely, nimbly, quickly, abruptly
sware, sweire, swire, swyre,
swire [ˈswəi(ə)r]
n. A hollow between hills.
n. A hollow between hills.
swarl, swirl, swirlie, swirlin, swirly, sworl, sworlin, swurl, swurlin, swurly,
swirl [swɪrl, swʌrl]
n. A whirling movement of water, an eddy, vortex, whirlpool. A twist, twirl, coil. A twisted or tangled state. A twist or knot in the grain of wood. A tuft or curl of hair, a forelock, a quiff.
v. Of water or wind etc.: to cause to move round and round, whirl, spin, eddy. To wave, brandish. To give a twist or curl to, to coil or spin a rope etc.
n. A whirling movement of water, an eddy, vortex, whirlpool. A twist, twirl, coil. A twisted or tangled state. A twist or knot in the grain of wood. A tuft or curl of hair, a forelock, a quiff.
v. Of water or wind etc.: to cause to move round and round, whirl, spin, eddy. To wave, brandish. To give a twist or curl to, to coil or spin a rope etc.
swirly [ˈswɪrle, ˈswʌrle]
adj. Curly, frizzy. Knotty or gnarly wood. Tangled or twisted.
adj. Curly, frizzy. Knotty or gnarly wood. Tangled or twisted.
Compounds and phrases etc.
swirlin [-ɪn]: Twisting, twirling. Giddiness, vertigo.
Swisher, Swisherland, Swisser, Swisserland,
Swisserland [ˈswɪsərlən(d), ˈswɪʃərlən(d)]
pn. Switzerland.
pn. Switzerland.
Swisser
n. A native of Switzerland.
n. A native of Switzerland.
switch, switchin, swutch, swutchin,
switch [swɪtʃ, swʌtʃ]
n. A swingle or bat for beating and scraping flax.
v. To thresh grain, to beat or scutch flax, To trim a tree or hedg, etc.
n. A swingle or bat for beating and scraping flax.
v. To thresh grain, to beat or scutch flax, To trim a tree or hedg, etc.
Compounds and phrases etc.
switchin: Trimming a tree etc.