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Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.

Sweepstake :: Sweep-saw (n.) A bow-saw.

Swipe :: Swipe (n.) A swape or sweep. See Sweep.

Brownie :: Brownie (n.) An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping..

Riffraff :: Riffraff (n.) Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society.

Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away..

Swath :: Swath (v. t.) The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath..

Pampero :: Pampero (n.) A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage..

Scope :: Scope (n.) Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable..

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like..

Scovel :: Scovel (n.) A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.

Swipe :: Swipe (n.) A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club..

Scavenger :: Scavenger (v.) A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle.

Raff :: Raff (v. t.) To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep..

Dust :: Dust (v. t.) To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor..

Ensweep :: Ensweep (v. t.) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.

Draught :: Draught (n.) That which is taken by sweeping with a net.

Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.

Peasweep :: Peasweep (n.) The greenfinch.

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