Index of English words, starting with "sw"

(1) - Sweepstake (n.) A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep.
(2) - Sweepstake (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes.

(1) - Sweepy (a.) Moving with a sweeping motion.

(1) - Sweet (v. t.) To sweeten.
(2) - Sweet (adv.) Sweetly.
(3) - Sweet (n.) One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment.
(4) - Sweet (n.) That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.
(5) - Sweet (n.) That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.
(6) - Sweet (n.) Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc.
(7) - Sweet (n.) Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc.
(8) - Sweet (n.) That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural.
(9) - Sweet (superl.) Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
(10) - Sweet (superl.) Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.
(11) - Sweet (superl.) Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.
(12) - Sweet (superl.) Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
(13) - Sweet (superl.) Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer.
(14) - Sweet (superl.) Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
(15) - Sweet (superl.) Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.

(1) - Sweetbread (n.) The pancreas.
(2) - Sweetbread (n.) Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being called neck, / throat, sweetbread, the latter belly sweetbread. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the calf, are highly esteemed as food. See Pancreas, and Thymus.