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Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease..

Swerd :: Swept () imp. & p. p. of Sweep.

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

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

Swipe :: Swipe (n.) A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club..

Whisk :: Whisk (n.) To move with a quick, sweeping motion..

Whisker :: Whisker (n.) One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion..

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space..

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

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

Peasweep :: Peasweep (n.) The greenfinch.

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line..

Scavenger :: Scavenger (v.) A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam..

Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away..

Shakings :: Shakings (n. pl.) Deck sweepings, refuse of cordage, canvas, etc..

Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.

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

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

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

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