Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Swainson A surname swainsona Any of the genus Swainsona of flowering plants. swainsonine An indolizidine alkaloid, found in various Swainsona and other species (including locoweed), which disrupts the nervous system. Swainsthorpe A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2200). Swainston A surname. swaip To walk proudly; to sweep along. SWAK Sealed with a kiss. swaknoite An orthorhombic white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus. Swakop An ephemeral river in west-central Namibia, which flows into the Atlantic. Swakopmund A city on the coast of Namibia. swale A low tract of moist or marshy land. Swaledale A valley (dale) in North Yorkshire, England, through which flows the river Swale. swales A surname. swaling Melted wax that runs down the edge of a candle. swallet A sinkhole; a shakehole. Swalley A surname. swallow To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. swallowability The quality of being swallowable. swallowable Capable of being swallowed (physically). swallower Someone who swallows semen at the end of an act of fellatio. Swallowfield A village and civil parish in Wokingham district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7264). swallowfish A tub gurnard or sapphirine gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna). swallowing The act of swallowing. swallowlike Resembling or characteristic of a swallow (the bird). swallowling A young swallow. swallowtail The forked tail of a swallow. swallowtailed Having a forked tail like a swallow's. swally The act of swallowing. Swalwell A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NZ2062). swaly Boggy; marshy. swamboite A monoclinic-prismatic light yellow mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and uranium. swami A Hindu ascetic or religious teacher. Swamigal A surname from India Swaminarayan the founder of and a deity worshipped in the Swaminarayan faith of Hinduism. Swaminathan A surname. swammy gun, firearm swamp An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.) swampable Capable of being swamped. swampbilly a poor, uneducated person from rural swampland areas swampbuster An agriculturist who converts wetlands for the growing of crops. swampbusting The conversion of wetlands for the growing of crops. swampdragon Either of two species of Australian dragonfly of the genus Agrionoptera. swamped very busy; having too much to do swamper A person who lives in a swampy area. swampful Enough to fill a swamp. swamphen Any of several species of bird in the genus Porphyrio of the family Rallidae. swampily In a swampy way. swampiness The quality of being swampy. swamping An act of swamping (drenching or filling with water). swampish Swampy. swampishness The quality of being swampish. swampland Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh. swamplander A person who comes from, or lives in, a swampland. swampless Without a swamp. swamplife The animals, birds and other organisms that inhabit swamps. swamplike Resembling or characteristic of a swamp. swampprivet Any of various flowering plants of the genus Oleaceae. Swampscott A coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. swampside The land lying alongside a swamp. swampwatcher A species of libellulid dragonfly, Potamarcha congener, of Southeast Asia and northeastern Australia. swampweed Any weed that is found in, or commonly grows in, a swamp. swampy Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp. swamy A surname from Hindi. swan Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage. Swanage A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0378). Swanberg A surname. swanbill A style of corset, worn at the start of the 20th century, with a rigid straight busk at the front, forcing the torso forward and causing the hips to jut out at the rear. Swanbourne A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8027). Swanbrook A locality in the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Swancott A surname from Old English. Swander A surname from German. Swanepoel A surname from Afrikaans. swaness A female swan. Swaney A surname. Swanford A habitational surname. swang A swamp. swanger A decorative protruding construction on an automobile's rim, especially on a Houston, Texas, slab car. Swango A surname. Swanhaven A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. swanherd A person who tends or herds swans; a keeper of swans. swanhood Synonym of swanship (“the state of being a swan”). Swanigan A surname. swank Fashionably elegant, posh. swanker One who behaves in a swanky fashion. swankie An active and clever young fellow. swankily In a swanky manner. swankiness The state or quality of being swanky. swankish Synonym of swanky. swankly In a swank manner. swankpot A show-off. swanky Rather posh, elegant, ritzy. swanless Devoid of swans. Swanley A town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ5168). swanlike Similar to a swan or a characteristic of it, especially in elegance or grace. swanling A young or baby swan; a cygnet. swanly Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of swans; swanlike. swanmark A mark of ownership cut on the bill of a swan. Swanmore A village in Hampshire, England. Swann A surname transferred from the nickname. Swannanoa A census-designated place in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Swannee A notional river which leads to failure or doom Swanner A surname. swannery A place where swans are bred. swanness Synonym of swanship (“the state of being a swan”). Swannington A village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4116). swannish Characteristically like a swan; somewhat swanlike swanny Resembling or characteristic of a swan. Swanpool A town in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia. Swanscombe A small town in Swanscombe and Greenhithe parish, Dartford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6074). swansdown The down of a swan. Swansea A city and county in South Wales. swanship A ship shaped like a swan. swanskin The skin of a swan with the down or feathers on. Swanson A surname. Swanston A locality in Southern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia. Swanstrom A surname. Swantek A surname. Swanton A surname from Old English. Swanville An unincorporated community in Indiana, United States. Swanwater A locality in the Shire of Northern Grampians, central western Victoria, Australia. Swanwick A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4053). Swanzey A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. swap To exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else). swape A bar or pole used as a lever, swivel handle e.g. on the end of a shaft. swaplet an individual component in a swap swapling An infant or child secretly exchanged for another; changeling. swaplist A list of items that the owner wishes to exchange for other items. Swapnil A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. swaporama An event at which all participants donate items which can then be taken for free by other participants. swapover A conversion or transition from one thing to another; a changeover. swappable That can be swapped. swapper One who swaps. swappie A member of the Socialist Workers Party swappiness A setting in the Linux kernel determining the balance between swapping out runtime memory and dropping pages from the system page cache. swapping The act by which something is swapped; an exchange. swapportunity an opportunity to make a swap swapsies The act of swapping. swaption An instrument granting the owner an option to enter an interest rate swap. swara Synonym of vani (“arranged marriage practice”). swaraj self-rule swarajism Support for swaraj. swarajist A supporter of swaraj. Swarbrick A surname. Swarby A village in Aswarby and Swarby parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0440). sward Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth. swarded Covered with sward. swardspeak gayspeak swardy Covered with sward or grass. Swarey A surname. swarf The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone.