English Words Starting With S

• swamped

  adjectiveverbB2
  /swɒmpt/overwhelmed by an excessive amount of work, tasks, or demands.
• swamper

  nounRare / Obscure
  /ˈswɒmpə(r)/A person or thing that works in, moves through, or inhabits swampy ground; historically, a laborer who clears or works in swamps.
• swampfish

  nounLow
  /ˈswɒmpfɪʃ/A small, hardy freshwater fish, typically found in swamps, marshes, or slow-moving muddy waters.
• swamphen

  nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, specialized/vocabulary-building word)
  /ˈswɒmp.hen/Any of several species of large, purple, blue, or violet waterbirds with long legs, long toes, and a characteristic frontal shield on the forehead; a type of rail (family Rallidae), often found in marshes and swamps.
• swampland

  nounC1
  /ˈswɒmplænd/Land consisting of swamps; wetland that is permanently saturated with water and dominated by water-tolerant vegetation.
• swampscott

  nounLow
  /ˈswɒmpskɒt/A town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
• swamy

  nounLow
  /ˈswɑːmi/A title for a Hindu religious teacher, ascetic, or spiritual master; a variant spelling of 'swami'.
• swan

  nounverbB1
  /swɒn/A large, graceful waterbird with a long, slender neck, typically white in colour, known for swimming on open water.
• swan dive

  nounLow
  /ˈswɒn daɪv/A dive performed with arms spread wide to the sides and legs held straight together, typically from a high platform, resembling a swan's posture.
• swan lake, the

  nounC1
  /ˌswɒn ˈleɪk/A famous 19th-century ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, telling the story of a princess transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse.
• swan maiden

  nounLow (Specialist/Literary)
  /ˌswɒn ˈmeɪd(ə)n/A mythical being, often from folklore, who is a young woman that can transform into a swan, typically by means of a magical garment (a swanskin).
• swan neck

  nounC1 (Low frequency, domain-specific)
  /ˈswɒn ˌnek/A long, slender, gracefully curved shape resembling the neck of a swan.
• swan song

  nounC1
  /ˈswɒn ˌsɒŋ/A final performance, piece of work, or action before retirement or death.
• swan's neck

  nounLow
  /swɒnz nɛk/The long, slender, and gracefully curved neck of a swan, often used as a metaphor for objects with a similar shape.
• swan's neck pediment

  nounVery low / Technical
  /ˈswɒnz ˌnɛk ˈpɛd.ɪ.mənt/An architectural pediment with a double S-shaped curve on each side, resembling the neck of a swan.
• swan's-down

  nounC1 - Very low frequency, archaic/technical
  /ˈswɒnzdaʊn/A noun referring to the soft, fine underfeathers of a swan, used historically for making powder puffs, warm clothing, and as a lining material.
• swan-upping

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /ˈswɒnˌʌpɪŋ/The annual practice in the UK of rounding up and marking swans on the River Thames to establish ownership.
• swanee

  nounLow
  /ˈswɑːni/A proper noun referring to the Suwannee River in the southeastern United States, famously associated with the song 'Swanee'.
• swang

  verbLow
  /swæŋ/An archaic, dialectal, or nonstandard past tense form of the verb 'swing'.
• swanherd

  nounVery Low
  /ˈswɒn.hɜːd/A person who tends or herds swans.

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