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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • swallow/ˈswɒl.əʊ/verbB14 meaningsTo make food or drink go down your throat.
  • swamp/ˈswɒmp/nounB13 meaningsAn area of low, permanently wet ground where trees stand in still water.
  • swan/swɒn/nounB22 meaningsA large white water bird with a long curved neck.
  • swap/ˈswɒp/verbB12 meaningsTo give one thing and get another back.
  • swarm/swɔɹm/nounB1+2 meaningsA thick moving cloud of insects.
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/swɒt/
verbB23 meanings
To hit something small with a quick, flat blow.
  • sway/ˈsweɪ̯/verbB23 meaningsTo move slowly from side to side.
  • swear/ˈswɛə(ɹ)/verbB23 meaningsTo promise something in a serious and formal way, sometimes in front of a court or an official.
  • sweat/swɛt/nounB12 meaningsThe salty liquid produced by the skin when hot or anxious.
  • sweep/swiːp/verbB13 meaningsTo clean a floor with a long brush.
  • sweeten/ˈswiːtən/verbB22 meaningsTo make something taste sweeter.
  • swell/swɛl/nounB12 meaningsLong rolling waves left after a distant storm.
  • swelter/ˈswɛl.tə/verbC1To suffer in oppressive heat.
  • swerve/swɜːv/verbB2+4 meaningsTo turn suddenly to one side while moving, so as to avoid something.
  • swig/swɪɡ/nounB2+2 meaningsA large mouthful of drink taken quickly.
  • swill/swɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo drink greedily, or to rinse with water.
  • swim/swɪm/verbA13 meaningsTo move through water using arms and legs.
  • swing/ˈswɪŋ/verbA24 meaningsTo move back and forth through the air while hanging from a fixed point.
  • swipe/swaɪp/verbB1+6 meaningsTo move a finger or thumb across a touchscreen.
  • swirl/swɜːl/verbB22 meaningsTo move in a twisting, circling flow.
  • swish/swɪʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo move with a soft hissing sound.
  • switch/swɪt͡ʃ/nounA22 meaningsA device that turns a circuit on and off.
  • swivel/ˈswɪvəl/verbC2To turn about a fixed point.
  • swoon/swuːn/verbC22 meaningsTo be overcome with admiration or emotion.
  • swoop/ˈswuːp/verbB22 meaningsTo drop suddenly through the air onto something.
  • symboliseverbB2+To stand as a sign for something.
  • sympathiseverbB2+To share and show sorrow for somebody's trouble.
  • sync/sɪŋk/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make the same data appear on two or more devices.
  • synthesiseverbC1To combine separate ideas into one new whole.
  • tab/tæb/nounB15 meaningsA small flap or strip sticking out from the edge of something, there to be gripped, pulled or read.
  • tack/tæk/nounB24 meaningsA short nail with a wide flat head, pushed in by hand.
  • tackle/ˈtækəl/verbB17 meaningsTo stop an opponent and try to take the ball from them.
  • tag/tæɡ/nounA24 meaningsA small label attached to something, showing a price, a name or an instruction.
  • tail/ˈteɪ̯l/nounA25 meaningsThe long part sticking out from the rear end of an animal's body.
  • tailor/ˈteɪlɚ/nounB23 meaningsA person whose job is making, altering and fitting clothes to a customer's measurements.
  • take/ˈteɪ̯k/verbA18 meaningsTo reach out and get hold of something with your hands.
  • tally/ˈtæli/nounB2+2 meaningsA running count kept with marks.
  • tame/teɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsOf an animal, used to people and not dangerous.
  • tamper/ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/verbB2+To interfere with something you should leave alone.
  • tangle/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/nounB22 meaningsA confused, twisted mass.
  • tank/ˈtæŋk/nounB14 meaningsA large container for liquid or gas.
  • tap/tæp/nounA24 meaningsThe fitting you turn or push to let water out of a pipe.
  • taper/ˈteɪpə/verbC12 meaningsTo grow gradually narrower towards one end.
  • target/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/nounA24 meaningsA result somebody is expected to achieve.
  • tarnish/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/verbC13 meaningsTo lose brightness, or to make metal lose its brightness, through a film forming on the surface.
  • tarry/ˈtæ.ɹi/verbC1To linger and delay setting off.
  • task/tɑːsk/nounA2+2 meaningsOne piece of work that needs doing.
  • taste/teɪst/verbA24 meaningsTo try a little food or drink to see what it is like.
  • taunt/tɔːnt/verbB22 meaningsTo try to hurt or provoke somebody with words.
  • tax/tæks/nounB12 meaningsMoney that must be paid to the government.
  • taxi/ˈtæksi/nounA12 meaningsA car you pay to take you where you want.
  • teach/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/verbA13 meaningsTo help somebody learn something.
  • team/ˈtiːm/nounA12 meaningsA group working or playing together towards one goal.
  • tear/tɛə/nounA24 meaningsA drop of water that falls from your eye when you cry.
  • tease/tiːz/verbB14 meaningsTo make playful fun of someone, meaning no real harm.
  • teem/tiːm/verbC2To be full to overflowing with living things.
  • teeter/ˈtiːtə/verbC1To stand or move unsteadily.
  • tell/tɛl/verbA15 meaningsTo give someone information in words.
  • temper/ˈtɛmpə/nounB13 meaningsHow easily somebody becomes angry.
  • tempt/tɛmpt/verbB2To make someone want to do something they should not.