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Sweet VetchnounMWEperennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular jointsverified
Sweet White VioletnounMWEshort-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowersverified
Sweet WilliamnounMWEEurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowersverified
Sweet WoodruffnounMWEOld World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachetsverified
Sweet-Potato Ring RotnounMWEdisease of sweet potatoes in which roots are girdled by rings of dry rotverified
SweetbriarnounEurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hipsverified
SweetbriernounEurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hipsverified
Sweetleafnounsmall yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowersverified
Sweetsopnountropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seedsverified
Sweetsop TreenounMWEtropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seedsverified
Swellingnounthe increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)verified
Swim BladdernounMWEan air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancyverified
Swimmer's ItchnounMWEa sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomesverified
Swimmeretnounone of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimmingverified
Swimming HolenounMWEa small body of water, usually in a creek, that is deep enough to use for swimmingverified
Swimming StrokenounMWEa method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forwardverified
Swine FlunounMWEan acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemicverified
Swine InfluenzanounMWEan acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemicverified
Swing VoternounMWEa voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the otherverified
Swingletreenouna crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pullingverified
SwitchnounA device that connects more than two LAN segments that use the same data link and network protocol.Network
Switch-Ivynounfast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowersverified
Switchblade KnifenounMWEa pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a buttonverified
Switched NetworknounMWEA communications network, such as the public switched telephone network, in which any user may be connected to any other user through the use of message, circuit, or packet switching and control devices. Any network providing switched communications service.Network
Switched virtual circuit (SVC)nounMWESVC is a temporary connection between workstations that is disabled after communication is complete. Refer to Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) for an additional communication method using circuits.Network
Swizzlenounany of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with iceverified
Swordnouna cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guardverified
Sword BeannounMWEtwining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beansverified
Sword DancenounMWEany of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the airverified
Sword DancingnounMWEany of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the airverified
Sword FernnounMWEany of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developedverified
Sword GrassnounMWEany of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edgesverified