sward

[ swawrd ]

/ swɔrd /

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noun

the grassy surface of land; turf.

a stretch of turf; a growth of grass.

verb (used with object)

to cover with sward or turf.

verb (used without object)

to become covered with sward.

Origin of sward

before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English sweard skin, rind; cognate with German Schwarte rind, Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle Dutch swaerde skin

OTHER WORDS FROM sward

un·der·sward, noun

Words nearby sward

SWAPO, swap shop, swap (switch) horses in midstream, swaption, swaraj, sward, sware, swarf, swarm, swarm cell, swarm intelligence

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Example sentences from the Web for sward

The regular beat of hoofs upon the sward followed; then an alternating tap-tap of horse's feet diminished down the trail.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Flint lounged on the sward, whistling softly as he whittled at a fallen bough.
On Picket Duty and Other Tales|Louisa May Alcott
To effect his object, he dismounted and led his horse through the gates, turning from gravel to sward, to keep in the dusk.
Sandra Belloni, Complete|George Meredith
Forests and sward grow profusely to the summits of the mountains and hills.
The Country-Life Movement in the United States|L.H. Bailey

He passed the shore of the Long Pond, and heard the waves dashing on the stones, and felt the spray driven far up on the sward.
Wood Magic|Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for sward

sward

/ (swɔːd) /

noun

turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass

verb

to cover or become covered with grass

Word Origin for sward

Old English sweard skin; related to Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle High German swart hide

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sward
释义	sward [ swawrd ] / swɔrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sward ON THESAURUS.COM noun the grassy surface of land; turf. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass. verb (used with object) to cover with sward or turf. verb (used without object) to become covered with sward. Origin of sward before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English sweard skin, rind; cognate with German Schwarte rind, Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle Dutch swaerde skin OTHER WORDS FROM sward un·der·sward, noun Words nearby sward SWAPO, swap shop, swap (switch) horses in midstream, swaption, swaraj, sward, sware, swarf, swarm, swarm cell, swarm intelligence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sward The regular beat of hoofs upon the sward followed; then an alternating tap-tap of horse's feet diminished down the trail. Lazarre\|Mary Hartwell Catherwood Flint lounged on the sward, whistling softly as he whittled at a fallen bough. On Picket Duty and Other Tales\|Louisa May Alcott To effect his object, he dismounted and led his horse through the gates, turning from gravel to sward, to keep in the dusk. Sandra Belloni, Complete\|George Meredith Forests and sward grow profusely to the summits of the mountains and hills. The Country-Life Movement in the United States\|L.H. Bailey He passed the shore of the Long Pond, and heard the waves dashing on the stones, and felt the spray driven far up on the sward. Wood Magic\|Richard Jefferies British Dictionary definitions for sward sward / (swɔːd) / noun turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass verb to cover or become covered with grass Word Origin for sward Old English sweard skin; related to Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle High German swart hide Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sward turf, soil, lawn, grass, sod, dirt, territory, track, terrain, earth, ground, pasture, prairie, plain, steppe, savanna, field, meadow, grassland, peat
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sward

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of sward

OTHER WORDS FROM sward

Words nearby sward

Example sentences from the Web for sward

British Dictionary definitions for sward

noun

verb

Word Origin for sward

Words related to sward