swallow (noun)
81chimney swallow — /ˈtʃɪmni ˌswɒloʊ/ (say chimnee .swoloh) noun 1. → barn swallow. 2. → chimney swift …
82welcome swallow — /wɛlkəm ˈswɒloʊ/ (say welkuhm swoloh) noun a swallow, Hirundo neoxena, with a swift, swooping flight, widely distributed throughout Australia, except in the north west and the Northern Territory …
83grundy-swallow — ˈgrəndēˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, di noun Etymology: by folk etymology : groundsel I * * * grundy swallow, swally dial. variants of groundsel n.1 …
84barium swallow — /bɛəriəm ˈswɒloʊ/ (say bairreeuhm swoloh) noun a preparation of barium sulphate ingested before a radiological examination to show up any abnormality of the oesophagus …
85cliff swallow — /ˈklɪf swɒloʊ/ (say klif swoloh) noun a colonial bird, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, of North America, so called because it attaches its bottle shaped nests of mud to cliffs and walls …
86sea swallow — /ˈsi swɒloʊ/ (say see swoloh) noun 1. → tern1. 2. → storm petrel …
87swan dive — noun a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water • Syn: ↑swallow dive • Hypernyms: ↑dive, ↑diving * * * noun : a front dive executed with the trunk extended, head back, back arched, and arms spread… …
88house martin — noun common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses • Syn: ↑Delichon urbica • Hypernyms: ↑martin • Member Holonyms: ↑Delichon, ↑genus Delichon * * * noun …
89swallower — Ⅰ. swallow [1] ► VERB 1) cause or allow (food, drink, etc.) to pass down the throat. 2) use the throat muscles as if doing this, especially through fear or nervousness. 3) (often swallow up) take in and cause to disappear; engulf. 4) believe (an… …
90aphagia — noun loss of the ability to swallow • Hypernyms: ↑pathology * * * əˈfāj(ē)ə, aˈ noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from a (II) + phagia …
