Word Finder - sways

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The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.

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A rocking or swinging motion.

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The old song caused a little sway in everyone in the room.

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Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side

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I doubt I'll hold much sway with someone so powerful.

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Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.

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Rule; dominion; control; power.

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A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.

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The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.

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To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

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sway to the music;  The trees swayed in the breeze.

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To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.

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to sway the sceptre

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To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.

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Do you think you can sway their decision?

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To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.

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reeds swayed by the wind;  judgment swayed by passion

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To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.

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to sway up the yards

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To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.

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To have weight or influence.

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To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

If the straight edge distorts, sways, moves or curves in any way, the lens is flawed.

All that the age longed for seemed to be embodied in a man who had both in his own person and by inheritance the natural spell which sways the imagination of the world.

Similarly the two projecting ends of the central piece of steel which forms the fulcrum take bearing on two cheeks of the stand, between which the beam sways.

At the bottom of the vertical leg from the goods-pan there is also a projecting piece which is attached to the top of a vertical piston rod, the piston of which plays in a dash-pot of glycerin as the beam sways, and deadens the vibrations of the index arm.

The hanging CB cord sways as you drive and all the junk in the dash flies to the side as you turn.

Adults can create this type of soothing motion with a hammock that sways gently.

The body sways naturally from side to side with each of these steps, but this movement shouldn't be exaggerated unless the choreography calls for it.

Are you wondering how the Libra male sways his romantic interest?

In addition, it is Water Resistant up to 30 meters or 100 feet and sways with a Cartier Quartz Movement.

However, the bottom portion of the bra contains a fringe ending that sways this way and that.

Traditionally, women were subject to the sways of fashion.