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Shadoof :: Shadoof (n.) A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation..

Ensweep :: Ensweep (v. t.) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.

Sweepstakes :: Sweepstakes (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.

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

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..

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

Scope :: Scope (n.) Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye..

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 clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like..

Sweepwasher :: Sweepstakes (sing. / pl.) A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.

Peasweep :: Peasweep (n.) The greenfinch.

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

Sweeping :: Sweeper (n.) One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep; as, a carpet sweeper..

Sweep-saw :: Sweepings (n. pl.) Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street..

Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To search by raking or sweeping.

Housework :: Housework (n.) The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like..

Swath :: Swath (v. t.) The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath..

Riffraff :: Riffraff (n.) Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society.

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

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