Chapter Sweet-scented to Systematize of S by Soule's Synonymes

Swing, v. a.

1. Cause to swing, wave, or vibrate.

2. Wave, flourish, brandish, move to and fro, whirl.

Swing, n.

1. Oscillation, vibration, waving motion.

2. Scope, range, play, margin, free play, full play, elbow-room, free course, sweep.

3. Bias, tendency, inclination.

Swinge, v. a. Beat, whip, scourge, flog, lash, bastinade, switch, chastise, punish.

Swingel, n. Swiple.

Swingle, n. Swingle-staff, swingling-staff, swingling-knife, swingling-wand.

Swingle, v. a. Dress with a swingle (as flax), beat with a swingle.

Swingle-tree, n. Whiffle-tree, whipple-tree, single-tree, swing-tree.

Swingling-knife, Swingling-staff, Swingling-wand, n. Swingle.

Swinish, a. Hoggish, piggish, gross, sensual, brutish, beastly.

Swinish multitude. Rabble, great unwashed, mob, rabble rout, horde, scum of the people, dregs of society, canaille.

Swipe, n. Sweep, swape, well-sweep.

Swiple, n. Swingel.

Swirl, v. a. and v. n. Whirl, eddy.

Swirl, n. Eddy, whirl, gyration.

Swiss, n.

1. Swiss language, language of Switzerland.

2. [sing. and pl.] Switzer, inhabitant of Switzerland.

Switch, n. Rod, twig, stick, birch.

Switch, v. a. Beat, whip, lash, swinge, flog, birch, cane, dust one’s jacket.

Switchel, n. Sweetened water, molasses and water.