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Swaddling ClothesnounMWEa garment, usually a gown or narrow strips of cloth, made for an infantverified
Swallow DivenounMWEa dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the waterverified
Swallow HolenounMWEa depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roofverified
Swallow ShrikenounMWEAustralasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallowverified
Swallow-Tailed CoatnounMWEa man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the backverified
Swamp AzaleanounMWEshrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckleverified
Swamp BirchnounMWEbirch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish barkverified
Swamp BlueberrynounMWEhigh-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloomverified
Swamp CandleberrynounMWEdeciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berriesverified
Swamp Chestnut OaknounMWEmedium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oakverified
Swamp CottonwoodnounMWENorth American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and woodverified
Swamp CypressnounMWEcommon cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at baseverified
Swamp FevernounMWEan infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animalsverified
Swamp HickorynounMWEhickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nutsverified
Swamp HoneysucklenounMWEshrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckleverified
Swamp LaurelnounMWElaurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneathverified
Swamp LilynounMWENorth American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowersverified
Swamp LocustnounMWEhoney locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval podsverified
Swamp MallownounMWEshowy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowersverified
Swamp MilkweednounMWEdensely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowersverified
Swamp OaknounMWEfast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumnverified
Swamp PinenounMWEany of several pines that prefer or endure moist situations such as loblolly pine or longleaf pineverified
Swamp PoplarnounMWENorth American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and woodverified
Swamp Red OaknounMWElarge round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaksverified
Swamp Rose MallownounMWEshowy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowersverified
Swamp SunflowernounMWEsunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogsverified
Swamp White OaknounMWElarge deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaksverified
Swamp WillownounMWENorth American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakesverified
Swampy Beggar-TicksnounMWEbur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadowsverified
Swan DivenounMWEa dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the waterverified
Swan OrchidnounMWEany of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swanverified
SWAT TeamnounMWEa squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situationsverified
Sweat BagnounMWEa porous bag (usually of canvas) that holds water and cools it by evaporationverified
Sweat DuctnounMWEa small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland to the surface of the skinverified
Sweat EquitynounMWEinterest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenanceverified
Sweating SicknessnounMWEepidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortalityverified
Sweep HandnounMWEa second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutesverified
sweep under the rugverbMWEto conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by othersverified
sweep upverbMWEtake up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's ownverified
Sweet AlisonnounMWEperennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowersverified
Sweet AlmondnounMWEsmall bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hullverified
Sweet AlyssumnounMWEperennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowersverified
Sweet BalmnounMWEbushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leavesverified
Sweet BasilnounMWEannual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leavesverified
Sweet BellsnounMWEbushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowersverified
Sweet BirchnounMWEcommon birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furnitureverified
Sweet CassavanounMWESouth American plant with roots used as a vegetable and herbage used for stock feedverified
Sweet CherrynounMWElarge Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivationverified
Sweet ChestnutnounMWEwild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asiaverified
Sweet CicelynounMWEfresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetablesverified
Sweet ClovernounMWEerect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvementverified