ˈswetɪŋˌsɪstɪm

  • 11sweatshirt — /swet sherrt /, n. a loose, long sleeved, collarless pullover of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, with close fitting or elastic cuffs and sometimes a drawstring at the waist, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce …

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  • 12sweatshop — /swet shop /, n. a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions. [1865 70; SWEAT + SHOP] * * * ▪ labour  workplace in which workers are employed at low wages and under unhealthy or oppressive conditions. In… …

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  • 13sweatweed — /swet weed /, n. See marsh mallow. [1885 90; SWEAT + WEED1] * * * …

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  • 14Sweet syndrome — (swēt) [Robert Douglas Sweet, English dermatologist, 20th century] acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis …

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  • 15sweat — swet n. perspiration, moisture excreted by the sweat glands; act of perspiring; droplets of moisture on a surface, condensation; hard work; worry, stress, anxiety (Informal) v. perspire; work hard; collect moisture from condensation; worry, be… …

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  • 16sweats — swet n. perspiration, moisture excreted by the sweat glands; act of perspiring; droplets of moisture on a surface, condensation; hard work; worry, stress, anxiety (Informal) v. perspire; work hard; collect moisture from condensation; worry, be… …

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  • 17sweater — [ˈswetə] noun [C] a warm piece of clothing that covers your upper body and arms …

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  • 18sweatshirt — [ˈswetˌʃɜːt] noun [C] a shirt made of thick soft cotton that some people wear for exercising …

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  • 19sweatshop — [ˈswetˌʃɒp] noun [C] informal a factory where people work very hard in bad conditions and earn very little money …

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  • 20tswett column — ˈswet noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after Mikhail Tswett died 1920 Russ. botanist : a tubular glass device with a stopcock at the bottom used for the chromatographic separation of related compounds and especially of plant pigments… …

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