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Cataclysm :: Cataclysm (n.) An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.

Sweepings :: Sweeping (a.) Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water..

Sweepstake :: Sweep-saw (n.) A bow-saw.

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..

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

Swap :: Swap (v. t.) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap..

Peasweep :: Peasweep (n.) The greenfinch.

Broom :: Broom (n.) An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom..

Draught :: Draught (n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.

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

Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Sweeping along lightly.

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

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

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep..

Peasweep :: Peasweep (n.) The pewit, or lapwing..

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

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

Dust :: Dust (v. t.) To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor..

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

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