Index of English words, starting with "sw"

(1) - Swab (n.) A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.
(2) - Swab (n.) A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.
(3) - Swab (n.) An epaulet.
(4) - Swab (n.) A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc.
(5) - Swab (n.) A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
(6) - Swab (n.) To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.

(1) - Swabber (n.) Same as Swobber, 2.
(2) - Swabber (n.) Formerly, an interior officer on board of British ships of war, whose business it was to see that the ship was kept clean.
(3) - Swabber (n.) One who swabs a floor or desk.
(4) - Swabber (v. t.) To swab.

(1) - Swaddle (v. t.) To beat; to cudgel.
(2) - Swaddle (v. t.) To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby.
(3) - Swaddle (n.) Anything used to swaddle with, as a cloth or band; a swaddling band.

(1) - Swag (n.) A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle.
(2) - Swag (n.) A swaying, irregular motion.
(3) - Swag (v. i.) To sink down by its weight; to sag.
(4) - Swag (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing.