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- English Word Swallow Definition That which ingulfs; a whirlpool.
- English Word Swallow-tailed Definition Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat.
- English Word Swallow-tailed Definition United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
- English Word Swallowed Definition of Swallow
- English Word Swallower Definition One who swallows; also, a glutton.
- English Word Swallowfish Definition The European sapphirine gurnard (Trigla hirundo). It has large pectoral fins.
- English Word Swallowing Definition of Swallow
- English Word Swallowtail Definition A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See Dovetail.
- English Word Swallowtail Definition A species of willow.
- English Word Swallowtail Definition An outwork with converging sides, its head or front forming a reentrant angle; -- so called from its form. Called also priestcap.
- English Word Swallowtail Definition A swallow-tailed coat.
- English Word Swallowtail Definition An arrow.
- English Word Swallowtail Definition Any one of numerous species of large and handsome butterflies, belonging to Papilio and allied genera, in which the posterior border of each hind wing is prolongated in the form of a long lobe.
- English Word Swallowwort Definition See Celandine.
- English Word Swallowwort Definition A poisonous plant (Vincetoxicum officinale) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called white swallowwort.
- English Word Swam Definition imp. of Swim.
- English Word Swam Definition of Swim
- English Word Swamp Definition Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore.
- English Word Swamp Definition To plunge or sink into a swamp.
- English Word Swamp Definition To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water.
- English Word Swamp Definition Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
- English Word Swamp Definition To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties.
- English Word Swamp Definition To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked.
- English Word Swamped Definition of Swamp
- English Word Swamping Definition of Swamp
- English Word Swampy Definition Consisting of swamp; like a swamp; low, wet, and spongy; as, swampy land.
- English Word Swan Definition Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death.
- English Word Swan Definition Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon.
- English Word Swan Definition The constellation Cygnus.
- English Word Swan's-down Definition Alt. of Swans-down