Word Finder - sweeps

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A single action of sweeping.

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Give the front steps a quick sweep to get rid of those fallen leaves.

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The person who steers a dragon boat.

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A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.

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A chimney sweep.

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A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).

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A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.

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Bradman attempted a sweep, but in fact top edged the ball to the wicket keeper

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A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.

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Jim will win fifty dollars in the office sweep if Japan wins the World Cup.

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A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.

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A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.

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Violent and general destruction.

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the sweep of an epidemic disease

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A movable templet for making moulds, in loam moulding.

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In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.

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The compass of any turning body or of any motion.

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the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye

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Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.

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A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.

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A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.

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I am primarily a sweep rower.

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(refining) The almond furnace.

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A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.

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Any of the blades of a windmill.

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(in the plural) The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.

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Any of several sea chub in the kyphosid subfamily Scorpidinae.

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An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.

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To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.

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to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney

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To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.

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The offended countess swept out of the ballroom.

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To search (a place) methodically.

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To travel quickly.

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To play a sweep shot.

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To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.

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To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.

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To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.

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To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.

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To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.

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She swept the peelings off the table onto the floor.

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To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.

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Their long descending train, / With rubies edg'd and sapphires, swept the plain.

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To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.

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To strike with a long stroke.

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To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.

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To draw or drag something over.

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to sweep the bottom of a river with a net

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To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.

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to sweep the heavens with a telescope

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(including) to vacuum a carpet or rug

There, before the colonists came, wide sweeps of dull green bracken or wiry yellow-green tussocks seemed bleak and monotonous enough.

It runs from the mouth of Loch Ryan in a sinuous north-easterly direction, keeping near the northern limit of the region till it reaches the basin of the Nith, where it quits the Uplands altogether, descends into the lowlands of Ayrshire, and, after circling round the headwaters of the Nith, strikes south-eastwards across half the breadth of the Uplands, then sweeps north and eastwards between the basins of the Clyde, Tweed and Annan, and then through the moors that surround.

The Komsberg range, which joins the Nieuwveld on the east, sweeps from the south to the north-west and is followed by the Roggeveld mountains, which face the western seaboard.

Chimney sweeps are often considered to bring good luck.

Bank A1 (rock) features brass, filter sweeps, analog synths and electric guitars with built-in reverb.

Low temperatures are prevalent throughout these western regions, whose bleak desolation is unrelieved by the existence of trees or vegetation of any size, and where the wind sweeps unchecked across vast expanses of arid plain.

On the south a similar stream starting farther east, called Burgutai (denoting the position of a difficult and dangerous pass across the range) sweeps downwards towards Lake Chakmaktin, the lake of the Little Pamir, which is some 400 ft.

The cold antarctic, or Humboldt, current sweeps northward along the coast and greatly modifies the heat of the arid, tropical plateaus.

Every afternoon, especially from October to May, a stiff breeze sweeps the city; every afternoon in the summer the fogs roll over it from the ocean.

The former is watered by the Kashaf-rud (Tortoise River), or river of Meshed, flowing east to the Hari-rud, their junction forming the Tejen, which sweeps round the Daman-i-Kuh, or northern skirt of the outer range, towards the Caspian but loses itself in the desert long before reaching it.

As will be seen from these figures, the wing during its vibration sweeps through a comparatively very large space.

The plain sweeps round south of the Lancashire coal-field, forms the valley of the Mersey from Stockport to the sea, and farther south in Cheshire the salt-bearing beds of the Keuper marls give rise to a characteristic industry.

Long sweeps of grassy upland bestrewn with boulders lead from the stream beds up to the snowfields, yellow, grey or vivid green, according to the season and the measure of sunlight, fold upon fold in interminable succession, their bleak monotony being only relieved by the grace of flowers for a short space during the summer months.

The boundary between the United States and Canada runs up the middle of the outlet of the lake and follows a median line approximately to about mid-lake; thence it sweeps northwestward, so as to include Isle Royal within the territory of the United States, and continues near the north shore, to the mouth of Pigeon River, which it follows westward, leaving the whole west end of the lake in United States territory.

For about 155 days in each year, Rumania suffers from the bitter north-east wind (trivets) which sweeps over south Russia; while a scorching west or southwest wind (austru) blows for about 126 days.

It has no sharp boundary, its brightness diminishes rapidly as we recede from the limb, and such structure as it shows consists of long streaks or filaments extending outwards from the limb in broad curved sweeps.

In particular, one track, On The Run; a monster synth riff with aircraft noises and wicked filter sweeps.

A tide of traffic sweeps along the ring road, pigeons fly about over town, along with the odd carrion crow.

They used a special echo sounder, strapped to the hull of their survey boat, to make great sweeps across the sea bed.

Sweeps of purple flowering heather and sweet scented gorse dominate the heathland whilst the wetlands harbor insect-eating sundews and rare marsh gentians.

A northerly sweeps the frozen plain lifting the silent snow in white swirls.

Too often they had heard the thunder of a mine, caught in the sweeps, explode under a trawlers counter.

The fruit-eating savage cannot stray beyond his woods which bound his life as the water bounds that of a fish; the hunter is free to live on the margin of forests or in open country, while the robber or warrior from some natural stronghold of the mountains sweeps over the adjacent plains and carries his raids into distant lands.

As the vehicle sweeps round the curve the centre of gravity tends to be thrown outwards,.

One contained in the Shah Jahan Nama - a gorgeous specimen of illuminated Persian manuscript and exquisite calligraphy - represents a most ordinary, middle-aged Oriental, with narrow black whisker fringing the cheek and meeting the tip of the chin in a scanty, pointed beard; a thin moustache sweeps in a semicircle from above the upper lip; the eyebrow over the almond-shaped eye is marked but not bushy.

From Ishkashim northwards the river passes through the narrow rock-bound valleys of Shignan and Roshan ere it sweeps north and west through the mountains and defiles of Darwaz.

The show is a riot of sassy songs that sweeps audiences along in its breathless wake.

But when Warne strays onto leg stump, Flintoff can resist no longer and slog sweeps him over mid wicket for six !

Sea Thrift produced the usual attractive sweeps over the gravel, but none of this had actually sprouted forth from the disturbed ground.

Over 900 truancy sweeps stopping more than 12,000 pupils in May alone.

A motion detector sweeps the area for up to 300 yards and emits a burst of sound undetectable to human ears.

Ideal for all types of skin, it effectively sweeps away all traces of eye makeup.

The remover sweeps off the toughest waterproof mascara and lipstick.

Always finish your look with two sweeps of black brown mascara.

For medium coverage apply no more than two sweeps of powder to your entire face.

The March premiere is strategically scheduled so the finals will hit during May sweeps.

There is a time line that sweeps from the left side of the screen to the right.

The pompadour is characterized by short side and back, with a much longer front that sweeps to form a wave.

Some ladies opt for a push away bang that softly sweeps the jaw line, while others seek a fierce straight bang that immediately draws sexy attention to the eyes.

Once he decides you're the one he's been seeking, it's like the proverbial dam breaks loose and all those emotions and passion he's been holding at bay break free as he sweeps you off your feet.

The board made a few more figure eight sweeps and stopped, almost as though it was considering the question.

On GH, a story may percolate for a couple of months, but pick up full steam during sweeps season.

Sweeps periods are roughly February, May and November.

The summer months do not have a key sweeps, but they often feature adventure storylines designed to engage younger viewers during their summer vacations.

The previews leading up to General Hospital's Metro Court hostage storyline in 2007 were very exciting for the fans and lead more than one viewer back to the tube for the sweeps month storyline.

Sometimes the insiders get it right, such as the spoiler that was posted three months before the 2007 November Sweeps that alluded to the fact that actress Natalia Livingston would be leaving the show.

During the February sweeps of 2007, the character's father Alan Quartermaine (played by Stuart Damon a veteran of more than 20 years) was killed off.

The sweeps stunts, often favored by rival General Hospital are gradually creeping into the storytelling on Y&R, yet it remains the highest rated daytime drama.

Sweeps periods (February, May, August and November) are usually the months of must see TV for daytime dramas.

Children of the Damned - The show flashes back to 1864 and the madness that sweeps Mystic Falls as Katherine's dalliances and selfish behavior lead to the vampires being capture.