Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1368]
swim·wear noun : clothing for wear while swimming or bathing
1swindle verb swin·dled; swin·dling [ORIGIN: fr. swindler, fr. G Schwindler giddy person, fr. schwindeln to be dizzy]
: to take money or property from by fraud or deceit : CHEAT
Synonyms
bleed, cheat, chisel, cozen, defraud, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, victimize—more at FLEECE
2swindle noun : an act or instance of swindling
Synonyms
hustle, racket
swin·dler noun : one that swindles
Synonyms
cheat, dodger, hoaxer, shark, sharper, trickster—more at TRICKSTER
swine noun, plural swine 1 : any of a family of stout short-legged hoofed mammals with bristly skin and a long flexible snout; especially : one widely raised as a meat animal
2 : a contemptible person
— swin·ish adjective
1swing verb swung ; swing·ing 1 : to move or cause to move rapidly in an arc
2 : to sway or cause to sway back and forth
3 : to hang so as to move freely back and forth or in a curve
4 : to be executed by hanging
5 : to move or turn on a hinge or pivot
6 : to manage or handle successfully
7 : to march or walk with free swaying movements
8 : to have a steady pulsing rhythm; also : to play swing music
9 : to be lively and up-to-date; also : to engage freely in sex
10 : to cause to face or move in another direction
— swing·er noun
— swing·ing adjective
Synonyms
[3] dangle, hang, sling, suspend—more at HANG
[6] contend, cope, grapple, handle, manage, maneuver, negotiate, treat—more at HANDLE
[10] divert, swerve, turn, veer, wheel, whip—more at TURN
2swing noun 1 : the act of swinging
2 : a swinging blow, movement, or rhythm
3 : the distance through which something swings : FLUCTUATION
4 : progression of an activity or process 5 : a seat suspended by a rope or chain for swinging back and forth for pleasure 6 : jazz music played esp. by a large band and marked by a steady lively rhythm, simple harmony, and a basic melody often submerged in improvisation 3swing adjective 1 : of or relating to swing music 2 : that may swing often decisively either way (as on an issue) <~ voters> 1swipe noun : a strong sweeping blow 2swipe verb swiped; swip·ing 1 : to strike or wipe with a sweeping motion 2 : to take or appropriate without right and with intent to keep : PILFER 3 : to slide (a card having a magnetic code) through a reading device Synonyms appropriate, filch, hook, misappropriate, nip, pilfer, pocket, purloin, snitch, steal, thieve—more at STEAL swirl verb : to move or cause to move with a whirling motion — swirl noun — swirly adjective Synonyms pivot, revolve, roll, rotate, spin, swing, turn, twirl, twist, wheel, whirl—more at TURN 1swish noun 1 : a prolonged hissing sound 2 : a light sweeping or brushing sound Synonyms fizz, hiss, sizzle, whish, whiz—more at HISS 2swish verb : to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish Swiss noun 1 plural Swiss : a native or inhabitant of Switzerland 2 : a hard cheese with large holes — Swiss adjective Swiss chard noun : a beet having large leaves and succulent stalks often cooked as a vegetable 1switch noun 1 : a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig 2 : a blow with a switch 3 : a shift from one thing to another; also : change from the usual 4 : a device for adjusting the rails of a track so that a locomotive or train may be turned from one track to another; also : a railroad siding 5 : a device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit 6 : a heavy strand of hair often used in addition to a person's own hair for some coiffures Synonyms lash, scourge, whip 2switch verb 1 : to punish or urge on with a switch