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Sweepstakes :: Sweepstake (n.) A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep.

Orderly :: Orderly (n.) A street sweeper.

Scoop :: Scoop (n.) A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.

Rasante :: Rasante (a.) Sweeping; grazing; -- applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and over the country, is kept very low, in order that the shot may more effectually sweep or graze the ground before them..

Scum :: Scum (v. t.) To sweep or range over the surface of.

Raff :: Raff (n.) The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff..

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.

Chambermaid :: Chambermaid (n.) A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc..

Sweet :: Sweepy (a.) Moving with a sweeping motion.

Compass :: Compass (n.) Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination..

Sweepy :: Sweepwasher (n.) One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used..

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding..

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net..

Sweeper :: Sweepage (n.) The crop of hay got in a meadow.

Raff :: Raff (v. t.) To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep..

Flourish :: Flourish (v. i.) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion..

Soup :: Soup (v. t.) To sweep. See Sweep, and Swoop..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass..

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