Index of English words, starting with "sw"

(1) - Swop (v. & n.) Same as Swap.

(1) - Sword (n.) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
(2) - Sword (n.) The military power of a country.
(3) - Sword (n.) Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.
(4) - Sword (n.) Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power.
(5) - Sword (n.) An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp/pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.

(1) - Swordfish (n.) A southern constellation. See Dorado, 1.
(2) - Swordfish (n.) The cutlass fish.
(3) - Swordfish (n.) The gar pike.
(4) - Swordfish (n.) A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the only representative of the family Xiphiidae. It is highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid, swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without distinct spines; the ventral fins are absent. The adult is destitute of teeth. It becomes sixteen feet or more long.