Index of English words, starting with "sw"

(1) - Swath (v. t.) A band or fillet; a swathe.
(2) - Swath (v. t.) The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath.
(3) - Swath (v. t.) A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.

(1) - Swathe (n.) A bandage; a band; a swath.
(2) - Swathe (n.) To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers.

(1) - Swather (n.) A device attached to a mowing machine for raising the uncut fallen grain and marking the limit of the swath.

(1) - Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
(2) - Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.
(3) - Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
(4) - Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
(5) - Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
(6) - Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
(7) - Sway (v. i.) To have weight or influence.
(8) - Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
(9) - Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
(10) - Sway (v. i.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
(11) - Sway (v. i.) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion.
(12) - Sway (v. i.) To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
(13) - Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.