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swathe

Short Definition : swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages

Definition
(noun) an enveloping bandage
Synonyms : wrapping
Definition
(verb) wrap in swaddling clothes
Synonyms : swaddle
Example Sentence
  • swaddled the infant
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for swathe

also remember swathe(y),name of a gal,who's come out after a shower and has wrapped herself in a towel...she wud look horny, wudnt she :)

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SWATHE rhymes with BATHE, so after you bathe , you WRAP a towel AROUND yourself.

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SWAThe --> SWAT (Special Weapon & Tactics team) wrapped the hostages to protect them from getting hurt.

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Think of it as "swetha" i.e., white. Bandage is also white universally.

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You "sweat" because of the covering cloth around you.

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SWAThe --> SWAT (Special Weapon & Tactics team) wrapped the hostages to protect them from getting hurt.

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sway

Short Definition : swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.

Definition
(noun) controlling influence Definition
(noun) pitching dangerously to one side
Synonyms : careen rock tilt
Definition
(verb) move back and forth or sideways
Synonyms : rock shake
Example Sentence
  • the ship was rocking
  • the tall building swayed
  • She rocked back and forth on her feet
Definition
(verb) move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
Synonyms : swing
Example Sentence
  • He swung back
Definition
(verb) win approval or support for
Synonyms : carry persuade
Example Sentence
  • Carry all before one
  • His speech did not sway the voters
Definition
(verb) cause to move back and forth
Synonyms : rock
Example Sentence
  • rock the cradle
  • rock the baby
  • the wind swayed the trees gently
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sway

Both way + S, that is swing both ways is sway

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swear

Short Definition : vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words

Definition
(verb) utter obscenities or profanities
Example Sentence
  • The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
Definition
(verb) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Example Sentence
  • Before God I swear I am innocent
Definition
(verb) promise solemnly; take an oath Definition
(verb) make a deposition; declare under oath
Synonyms : depone depose
Definition
(verb) have confidence or faith in
Synonyms : bank rely trust
Example Sentence
  • We can trust in God
  • Rely on your friends
  • bank on your good education
  • I swear by my grandmother's recipes

swell

Short Definition : long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V.

Definition
(noun) the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
Synonyms : crestless wave
Definition
(noun) a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor) Definition
(noun) a crescendo followed by a decrescendo Definition
(noun) a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance Definition
(verb) increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
Example Sentence
  • The music swelled to a crescendo
Definition
(verb) become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
Synonyms : puff up
Example Sentence
  • The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son
Definition
(verb) expand abnormally
Example Sentence
  • The bellies of the starving children are swelling
Definition
(verb) come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
Synonyms : well up
Example Sentence
  • Strong emotions welled up
  • Smoke swelled from it
Definition
(verb) come up, as of a liquid
Synonyms : well
Example Sentence
  • Tears well in her eyes
  • the currents well up
Definition
(verb) cause to become swollen
Example Sentence
  • The water swells the wood
Definition
(adj) very good
Example Sentence
  • he did a bully job
  • a neat sports car
  • had a great time at the party
  • you look simply smashing
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for swell

SWELLing on the surface of ocean incessantly

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swelter

Short Definition : (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat

Definition
(verb) be uncomfortably hot Definition
(verb) suffer from intense heat
Example Sentence
  • we were sweltering at the beach
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for swelter

If you put on a SWEATER in the heat, then you will get WET with SWEAT and will suffer from oppresive heat. ;-)

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if you dont intend to SWELTER you need a SHELTER and not SWETTER....i.e. if yu don wanna suffer frm oppressive heat

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SWELLED+SWEATER...if you wear a swelled(very thick) sweater, it will become uncomfortably hot.......

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swelter causes sweat

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swerve

Short Definition : deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.

Definition
(noun) the act of turning aside suddenly
Synonyms : swerving veering
Definition
(noun) an erratic deflection from an intended course
Synonyms : yaw
Definition
(verb) turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Example Sentence
  • The car cut to the left at the intersection
  • The motorbike veered to the right
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for swerve

SWERVE rhymes with CURVE, meaning to DEVIATE, TURN ASIDE SHARPLY.

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rhymes with SERVE, mnemonic: in tennis the best SERVE, SWERVES, i.e. abruptly turns and puzzles the opponent.

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swerve==> sewer, what's the role of a sewer? to turning aside waste water

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swill

Short Definition : drink greedily

Definition
(noun) wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
Synonyms : pigswill pigwash slop slops
Definition
(verb) feed pigs
Synonyms : slop
Definition
(verb) drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
Synonyms : swill down
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for swill

When you swill a liquid, there is a chance it might spill on you.

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swill means to fill with alcohol

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U swell when u drink like hell!!!(Beer actually makes your face swell.)

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s+w+ill=(something )+(wet) make me (ill)

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swill - bladders swell with alcohol

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S-spewing(puking) but drinking WILL-willingly (alcohol which is like pigwash)

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Dont swill, you might spill the beer

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i like swirls ice cream, as im GREEDY about DRINKING it as it is almost liquid..

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swill - sounds like swell.. u swell wen u swill !!

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swindler

Short Definition : cheater

Definition
(noun) a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for swindler

Swindler -- sWINDler -- A swindler changes his mind just like WIND direction

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Rhymes with chandler of ''friends'' who usually got cheated by jenise...........oh my god........lol

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swindler is derived from schwindler who makes schemes to get money from people

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swipe

Short Definition : hit with a sweeping motion; N.

Definition
(noun) a sweeping stroke or blow Definition
(verb) strike with a swiping motion Definition
(verb) make off with belongings of others
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for swipe

swipe = The maruti suzuki swift car run in swipe motion so that no can predict its presence.

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sybarite

Short Definition : lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy

Definition
(noun) a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
Synonyms : voluptuary
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sybarite

sybarite..sy+bar+rite a lover of luxury finds going to the bar right and munching dick

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someone who like 2 see+bright things in life i.e. luxury nd devoted to it.

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Sybarite = cyber + IT ie ppl in field of Cyber and IT and other computer professionals grow fond of luxury bcoz of thier heavy income

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sy+bar+rite....who "SaYs BAR is RIghT" is sybarite

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Have U ever seen SYmonds hair style,he is a total luxuries guy, he loves to go to BAR, he says this is the RITE way of living,, he loves luxury!

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cybarite: cy+barite. One can see barite as barat, and Indian wedding and barat is full of luxury...

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Someone who says "Sure buy it" because he/she is devoted to luxury

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uncle Sybil who lives in siberia is a sybarite...he loves luxury!

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+++++++ prince garg

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who go bar every nite(night) is sybarite

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