English words: sweater vest to sweetgrass

300 English words, part 235 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 19 have a page of their own.

English words sweater vest to sweetgrass

sweater vest noun: A sleeveless sweater, commonly knit in argyle.
sweaterdress noun: Alternative form of sweater dress.
sweatered adjective, verb: Wearing a sweater.
sweatering noun, verb: Material used to make sweaters.
sweaterless adjective: Without a sweater.
sweaterlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a sweater.
sweatermaker noun: Someone who makes sweaters.
sweatery adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a sweater.
sweatful adjective: Full of sweat; sweating.
sweathouse noun: sweat lodge
sweatily adverb: In a sweaty way.
sweatin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of sweating.
sweatiness noun: The state or condition of being sweaty.
sweating adjective, noun, verb /ˈswɛtɪŋ/: The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
sweating iron noun: A knife or piece of iron used to scrape off sweat, especially from horses; a horse scraper.
sweating sickness noun: An unidentified, highly virulent disease with aches and sweating, the cause of a series of epidemics in England and Europe between 1485 and 1551.
sweatingly adverb: In such a way that one sweats.
sweatish adjective: Similar to sweat, especially in smell; sweaty
sweatless adjective: Without sweat.
sweatlessness noun: Absence of sweat.
sweatlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of sweat.
sweatlodge noun: Alternative form of sweat lodge.
Sweatman proper noun: A surname.
sweatpant noun: sweatpants
sweatpanted adjective: Wearing sweatpants.
sweatpants noun /ˈswɛtˌpænts/: Informal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc.
sweatproof adjective: Resistant to sweat.
sweats noun, verb /swɛts/: A full sweatsuit; typically refers to casual, comfortable clothing; a set consisting of a sweatshirt and sweatpants, often worn for exercise or lounging.
sweatshirt noun /ˈswɛtʃəːt/: A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.
sweatshirted adjective: Dressed in a sweatshirt.
sweatshirting noun: Fabric used to make sweatshirts.
sweatshirty adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a sweatshirt.
sweatshop noun /ˈswɛtˌʃɒp/: A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal.
sweatshorts noun: sweatpants cut off at the knee.
sweatsoaked adjective: soaked with sweat
sweatsock noun: Alternative form of sweat sock.
sweatstained adjective: stained with sweat
sweatsuit noun: A two-piece garment worn during exercise.
Sweatt proper noun: A surname.
sweatwear noun: Casual cotton-based clothing, such as sweatshirts and sweatpants.
sweatworking noun: The practice of business networking while taking physical exercise and so working up a sweat.
sweaty adjective, noun /ˈswɛti/: Covered in sweat.
sweb noun, verb /swɛb/: To swoon; faint.
swebby adjective: Faint.
Swecoman noun: Alternative form of Svecoman.
Swedberg proper noun: A surname.
swede noun, verb /swiːd/: The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rapeseed, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
swede midge noun: Contarinia nasturtii, a gall midge pest of Brassicaceae.
Swede saw noun: A bow saw or Finn saw.
Swedeling noun: A small Swede.
Sweden proper noun /ˈswiː.dən/: A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden. Capital: Stockholm.
Swedenborg proper noun: Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedenborgian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.
Swedenborgianism noun: Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg.
Swedenborgianist noun: Synonym of Swedenborgian.
Swedenborgism noun: Synonym of Swedenborgianism.
swedenborgite noun: A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal mineral containing antimony, beryllium, oxygen, and sodium.
swedge noun, verb: A tool (originally a bevelled chisel) for making grooves in horseshoes.
Swedish adjective /ˈswiː.dɪʃ/: Of or pertaining to Sweden.
Swedish bitters noun: A traditional herbal bitters, popularized by Maria Treben, claimed to aid digestion and cure numerous ailments.
Swedish Blue noun: A Swedish breed of domestic duck.
Swedish drink noun: A method of torture whereby a restrained victim is forced into consuming unsanitary, sometimes boiling liquids from a funnel.
Swedish Elkhound noun: Synonym of Jämthund.
Swedish ladder noun: A set of wall bars.
Swedish Lapphund noun: A breed of dog of the spitz type from Sweden, used by the Sami people for herding and guarding their reindeer.
Swedish limpa bread noun: Synonym of limpa bread.
Swedish massage noun: A popular style of massage involving effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, friction, and vibration/shaking as the basic strokes.
Swedish mile noun: A unit of measure used in Sweden and other parts of Scandinavia, today with a length of 10 kilometres, but formerly with different values.
Swedish relay noun: A relay race in which members of a team take turns running progressively longer parts of a course. The first member runs 100 meters, the second 200 meters,...
Swedish rye bread noun: A type of yeasted bread made with rye flour, molasses, and orange rind.
Swedish sumac noun: A tanning extract derived from the leaves of the bearberry plant (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi).
Swedish torch noun: A fire made from a single log partially split and then set upright, with tinder and kindling placed inside the split.
Swedish turnip noun: swede; rutabaga (Brassica napus var. napobrassica)
Swedish Vallhund noun: A dog of a small, powerful breed associated with the Vikings.
Swedish wrench noun: Synonym of plumber wrench.
Swedishization noun: The act or process of Swedishizing.
Swedishize verb: To make (more) Swedish.
Swedishly adverb: In a manner characteristic of the Swedish people.
Swedishness noun: The quality or state of being Swedish.
Swedo- prefix: Synonym of Sueco-.
Swedocentric adjective: interpreted in terms of or centered on Sweden
Swedophile noun: A person who admires Sweden and things associated with it.
Swedophobe noun: One who dislikes Sweden or the Swedes.
Swedophone adjective, noun: Swedish-speaking.
swee adjective, noun /swi˦˨/: A finch of species Coccopygia melanotis, found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sweeden proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
sweedie noun: Pronunciation spelling of sweetie.
Sweelinckian adjective: Of or relating to Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621), Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue who was one of the first major keyboard composers of Europe.
sweem noun, verb: To swoon, faint; be giddy.
Sween proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Sweeney proper noun /ˈswiːni/: A surname from Irish.
sweeny noun: An atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.
sweep noun, verb /swiːp/: To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
sweep along verb: to make someone feel very enthusiastic about an activity and very involved in it
sweep aside verb: To push or brush to the side.
sweep away verb: To remove something by, or as if by, sweeping.
sweep-chimney noun: Synonym of chimney sweep.
sweep in verb: To arrive suddenly or unexpectedly; to take power or move into a position of control suddenly or unexpectedly.
sweep line noun: A line that sweeps over a plane or surface and interacts with points therein
sweep net noun: A net that embraces a large compass.
sweep out verb: to remove by sweeping or brushing.
sweep picking noun: A technique for playing arpeggios on the guitar quickly and smoothly by moving the pick in one direction (down or up) across several strings in a single...
sweep saw noun: A bow saw.
sweep someone off their feet verb: To seduce someone romantically.
sweep something under the carpet verb: Synonym of sweep something under the rug.
sweep something under the rug verb: To conceal a problem (usually an embarrassing or illegal one) expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.
sweep the board verb: To win all the prizes in a competition.
sweep the deck verb: To clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.
sweep the floor with someone verb: Synonym of wipe the floor with someone.
sweep up verb: To clean by sweeping.
sweep-washer noun: One who scrapes a little gold or silver from the sweepings of refineries.
sweepable adjective: Suitable for sweeping
sweepage noun: The crop of hay obtained from a meadow.
sweepback noun /ˈswiːpbæk/: The rearward angle of the leading edge of a wing, or airfoil.
sweepboat noun: A scow that is propelled only by water currents and by sweeps (two massive steering oars in front and back).
sweepdom noun: The realm or sphere of chimney sweeps.
sweeper noun /ˈswipɚ/: One who sweeps; one whose occupation is sweeping.
sweeper-keeper noun: A hybrid of goalkeeper and sweeper roles – a goalkeeper who leaves the penalty area to start attacks.
sweeperess noun: A female sweeper.
sweepin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of sweeping.
sweeping adjective, noun, verb /ˈswiːpɪŋ/: An instance of sweeping.
sweepingly adverb: In an encompassing manner.
sweepingness noun: The quality of being sweeping; broadness of scope.
sweepings noun: Material that is swept up.
sweeplike adjective: Characteristic of a sweep (in all senses)
sweepline noun: Alternative form of sweep line.
sweepnet noun: Alternative form of sweep net.
sweepout noun: The act or result of sweeping out
sweepovirus noun: A form of begomovirus that infects sweet potatoes
sweeps noun, verb: The Nielsen ratings used to measure television show viewership several times a year.
sweeps stunt noun: A ludicrous act carried out by a television network to improve their ratings during sweeps week.
sweepstake noun /ˈswiːpsteɪk/: A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
sweepstaker noun: One who enters a sweepstake.
sweepstakes noun /ˈswipˌsteɪks/: Synonym of sweepstake.
sweepwasher noun: One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where those metals are used.
sweepy adjective, noun /ˈswiːpi/: Moving with a sweeping motion, or having a curving shape that suggests it.
sweer adjective /swɪə(ɹ)/: Heavy.
sweet adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, verb /swiːt/: Tasting of sugars.
sweet 13 noun: Alternative form of sweet thirteen.
sweet 15 noun: Alternative form of sweet fifteen.
sweet 16 noun: Alternative form of sweet sixteen.
sweet 17 noun: Alternative form of sweet seventeen.
sweet acacia noun: Acacia suaveolens (sweet wattle), a shrub endemic to Australia.
sweet-after-death noun: Synonym of deerfoot vanilla leaf.
sweet alison noun: Synonym of sweet alyssum.
sweet almond noun: The common, edible nut from the Prunus amygdalus tree, also used in cooking and baking.
sweet alyssum noun: A low-growing flowering annual (Lobularia maritima).
sweet-amber noun: Synonym of tutsan.
sweet and sour adjective, noun: Having both sweet and sour or tart taste.
sweet-and-sour sauce noun: A sticky sauce used in Chinese cuisine that tastes both sugary and tart.
sweet anise noun: fennel bulb
sweet annie noun: A fragrant Asian herb, widely naturalized, Artemisia annua, the source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin
sweet as adjective: Wonderful, extremely good.
sweet as a nut adjective: Extremely good.
sweet as candy adjective: Synonym of sweet as pie.
sweet as pie adjective: Extremely sweet (in the sense of cute, lovely).
sweet azalea noun: Synonym of fragrant azalea (Rhododendron arborescens).
sweet ball noun: A ball of some aromatic substance.
sweet band noun: A big band playing light, melodic music.
sweet basil noun: An herb used for seasoning (Ocimum basilicum)
sweet bay noun: Synonym of true laurel, to distinguish it from related species.
sweet bean sauce noun: A thick, dark paste used in East Asian cuisine, made from fermented wheat flour with soybeans.
sweet birch noun: A tree of the species Betula lenta, with a dark bark resembling a cherry tree's and an aromatic bark and sap used for birch beer.
sweet bread noun: Any type of bread prepared with sweet ingredients.
sweet briar noun: Alternative form of sweetbrier.
sweet brier noun: Alternative form of sweetbrier.
sweet bursaria noun: A small tree or shrub of species Bursaria spinosa, in the family Pittosporaceae, of eastern and southern Australia.
sweet butter noun: Unsalted butter.
sweet cherry noun: Prunus avium
sweet chestnut noun: A type of deciduous tree native to Europe, Castanea sativa.
sweet cicely noun: An aromatic European perennial plant (Myrrhis odorata).
sweet cider noun: Cider (apple juice containing pulp) which has not been fermented and so is non-alcoholic.
sweet clover noun: A plant of any species in the genus Melilotus.
sweet coltsfoot noun: Various plant species of the genus Petasites.
sweet corn noun: Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher...
sweet cream noun: Cream: the oily part of milk that rises to the top.
sweet crude noun: A form of crude oil which contains less than 0.5% by weight of sulfur.
sweet dreams phrase /ˌswiːt ˈdɹiːmz/: Said to someone before they fall asleep, wishing them a good sleep.
sweet F A pronoun: Alternative spelling of sweet FA.
sweet FA pronoun /ˌswiːt ɛf ˈɛɪ/: Nothing.
sweet Fanny Adams pronoun: Synonym of Fanny Adams (“nothing”).
sweet fenugreek noun: Synonym of Menindee clover.
sweet fermented rice noun: A traditional food of China, used as a dish itself, or components of other dishes, and is also a folk remedy.
sweet fern noun: A species of fern, Comptonia peregrina
sweet fifteen noun: Synonym of quinceanera.
sweet flag noun: A perennial wetland plant, Acorus calamus, with an aromatic medicinal root, formerly used to strew floors.
sweet four o'clock noun: Mirabilis longiflora.
sweet gale noun /ˌswiːt ˈɡeɪl/: An herbal shrub with a sweet resinous scent, Myrica gale, growing on moors and fens.
sweet goldenrod noun: Solidago odora, a North American goldenrod.
sweet gum noun: Any of several Oriental and American trees the genus Liquidambar, having brilliant autumn coloration; their wood is used for furniture, wood pulp and plywood.
sweet gum tree noun: A tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, found in the southern US.
sweet hearted adjective: Of sweet disposition.
sweet-heartedly adverb: In a sweet-hearted manner.
sweet-heartedness noun: The quality of being sweet-hearted.
sweet hereafter noun: Heaven; paradise as enjoyed in the afterlife.
sweet home Alabama phrase: Used to imply the possibility of an incestuous relationship.
sweet horsemint noun: The common dittany, Cunila origanoides.
sweet iron noun: Cold-rolled steel as a material used for a horse's bit.
sweet Jesus noun: Used to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.
sweet John noun: A flower of the narrow-leaved varieties of a species of pink (Dianthus barbatus), as distinguished from other varieties called sweet william.
sweet leaf noun: Alternative form of sweetleaf.
sweet lemon noun: Any of several plants that produce fruit resembling lemon or lime, but less acidic than lemon.
sweet lime noun: sweet lemon
sweet limetta noun: sweet lemon
Sweet Lolita noun: A Japanese fashion movement whose adherents dress in pastel colours and styles resembling clothing for young girls.
sweet marjoram noun: Origanum majorana, a fragrant species of marjoram.
sweet Mary phrase: Used to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.
sweet Mary mother of God phrase: Used to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.
sweet maudlin noun: A European herb with fragrant leaves, sweet-Nancy, sweet yarrow (Achillea ageratum).
Sweet Meat noun: A kind of winter squash with sweet orange flesh.
sweet milk noun: Milk in its typical, unfermented form (in contrast to sour buttermilk).
sweet mother of God interjection: Used to express alarm or anger.
sweet mother of Jesus interjection: Used to express surprise, disappointment or anger.
sweet mother of pearl interjection: Good gracious; good heavens.
sweet-Nancy noun: The flowering plant Achillea ageratum.
sweet-natured adjective: Having a pleasant disposition or temperament; not easily angered.
sweet nothings noun: Insubstantial or romantic words that are only meant to flatter, woo, or seduce.
sweet oil noun: An oil with a pleasant taste, especially olive oil or rape oil.
sweet on adjective: Enamored with; fond of.
sweet orange noun: Citrus sinensis, a species of citrus fruit, commonly known as the orange.
sweet osmanthus noun: a shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans, native to east Asia and prized for its fragrant flowers
sweet pea noun: A flowering plant, Lathyrus odoratus, grown for its bright colours and sweet fragrance.
sweet pepper noun: The fruit of a nonspicy cultivar of pepper, Capsicum annuum, marketed in green-, red-, yellow- and orange-skinned varieties.
sweet pepperbush noun: Clethra alnifolia, a deciduous flowering shrub of eastern North America.
sweet plum noun: Synonym of Burdekin plum
sweet pole noun: Synonym of corn on the cob
sweet potato noun /ˈswiːt pəˈteɪ.təʊ/: A tropical perennial American vine, Ipomoea batatas, having a fleshy tuber.
sweet-potatoey adjective: Resembling or characteristic of sweet potatoes.
sweet rice noun: Synonym of glutinous rice
sweet rice wine noun: Synonym of sweet fermented rice.
sweet rush noun: sweet flag
sweet rye bread noun: A type of rye bread that uses a greater proportion of wheat flour than rye flour.
Sweet's syndrome noun: Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis: a skin disease characterized by the sudden onset of fever, an elevated white blood cell count, and tender, red,...
sweet savage romance noun: A style of romance novel featuring explicit sex and sexual aggression.
sweet savagery noun: The genre of sweet savage romance.
sweet scabious noun: Any member of the species Sixalix atropurpurea (syn. Scabiosa atropurpurea) of herbaceous plants.
sweet scented adjective: Synonym of sweet-smelling.
sweet-scented joe-pye weed noun: Synonym of feverweed (“the plant Eupatorium purpureum”).
sweet science noun: The sport of boxing.
sweet seventeen noun: A girl's seventeenth birthday, or seventeenth-birthday party. It is often used to mitigate a failed sweet sixteen birthday.
sweet shaggytuft noun: A perennial plant with small lavender-colored flowers, native to the Americas, of species Stenandrium dulce.
sweet shop adjective, noun: Alternative form of sweetshop.
sweet shrimp noun: Pandalus eous, a species of shrimp valued in Japan.
sweet sixteen noun: A girl's sixteenth birthday, or sixteenth-birthday party and a related coming of age party.
sweet smell of success noun: The rewarding sense of having succeeded.
sweet smelling adjective: Having a pleasant scent.
sweet-sop noun: Alternative form of sweetsop.
sweet sorghum noun: Any of numerous varieties of sorghum whose stalks have a high sugar content.
sweet spirits of nitre noun: An old-fashioned remedy, having ethyl nitrite as a main ingredient, that used to be available as an over the counter drug.
sweet-spoken adjective: Synonym of silver-tongued.
sweet spot noun /ˈswiːt spɒt/: Any place that is optimal for obtaining a certain desirable effect or result.
sweet stuff noun: A romantic partner.
sweet summer child noun: Someone who is naive, or who has never experienced hardship.
Sweet syndrome noun: Alternative form of Sweet's syndrome
sweet talk noun, verb: Alternative form of sweet talk.
sweet talker noun /ˈswiːt ˈtɔːkə(ɹ)/: A person who sweet-talks
sweet tea noun: Sweetened tea.
sweet-tempered adjective: good-natured, bonhomous
sweet thing noun /ˈswit ˌθɪŋ/: A term of endearment, especially for a young woman or child.
sweet thirteen noun: Synonym of bat mitzvah.
sweet thorn noun: An acacia of species Vachellia karroo, of southern Africa.
sweet tooth noun: A liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets.
sweet-toothed adjective: Fond of sweet, sugary foods.
sweet upon adjective: Alternative form of sweet on.
sweet vernal grass noun: A perennial grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, of Eurasia and northern Africa, used as forage
sweet water noun: Fresh water.
sweet william noun: Alternative spelling of sweet william.
sweet woodruff noun: An aromatic perennial plant, formerly used as a strewing herb, Galium odoratum (formerly Asperula odorata), with small white flowers.
sweet wormwood noun: A fragrant Asian herb, Artemisia annua, widely naturalized, the source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin
sweet yarrow noun: sweet maudlin (Achillea ageratum)
sweet young thing noun: An attractive young woman.
sweetbay magnolia noun: Magnolia virginiana, native to lowlands from New Jersey to Florida and Texas
sweetbox noun: A slow-growing evergreen ground cover Sarcococca humilis with insignificant white flowers with a sharp aroma of cinnamon and cloves.
sweetbread noun /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/: The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
sweetbriar noun: Alternative form of sweetbrier.
sweetbrier noun: A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers, and red hips.
sweetcakes noun: A term of affection for someone
sweetcap peach noun: Synonym of flat peach.
sweetcheeks noun: A term of endearment.
sweetclover noun: Alternative form of sweet clover.
sweetcorn noun: Alternative form of sweet corn.
sweetcorn bread noun: Synonym of mealie bread.
sweetcure noun: A method of curing meat or fish using relative low salt and a certain amount of sugar.
sweeten verb /ˈswiːtən/: To make sweet to the taste.
sweeten the pill verb: Synonym of sugarcoat the pill.
sweeten the pot verb: To increase a wager.
sweeten up verb: To make sweet to the taste.
sweetened adjective, verb: made to taste sweet
sweetener noun: Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.
sweetening noun, verb: The process of making something sweeter.
sweeterman noun: An attractive man; especially, a lady's man.
sweetery noun: A place in which sweets are made and/or sold.
sweetfaced adjective: Having a sweet face.
sweetfish noun: An amphidromous fish, the ayu of East Asia (Plecoglossus altivelis), the only member of its genus and family Plecoglossidae, named and prized for its...
sweetflag noun: Alternative form of sweet flag.
sweetful adjective: Characterised by sweetness; delightful; charming.
sweetfully adverb: In a sweetful manner.
sweetfulness noun: The quality of being sweetful.
sweetgale noun: Alternative form of sweet gale.
sweetgrass noun: mannagrass, in genus Glyceria

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.