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Oscillate :: Oscillate (v. i.) To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.

Command :: Command (v. i.) To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.

Sway-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.

Unswayable :: Unswayable (a.) Not capable of being swayed.

Lurch :: Lurch (n.) A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind..

Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion..

Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To have weight or influence.

Sway :: Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.

Empire :: Empire (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason..

Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.

Guy :: Guy (n.) A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened..

Swayful :: Swayed (a.) Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse..

Arraswise :: Arraswise (adv.) Alt. of Arrasway.

Despotism :: Despotism (n.) The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny..

Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.

Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.

Countersway :: Countersway (n.) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.

Swealed :: Swaying (n.) An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.

Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.

Rock :: Rock (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter..

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