swallow (noun)
1swallow hole — noun a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof • Syn: ↑sinkhole, ↑sink • Hypernyms: ↑natural depression, ↑depression * * * noun see… …
2swallow — 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… …
3swallow shrike — noun Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow • Syn: ↑wood swallow • Hypernyms: ↑oscine, ↑oscine bird • Member Holonyms: ↑Artamus, ↑genus Artamus * * * …
4swallow-tailed kite — noun graceful North American black and white kite • Syn: ↑swallow tailed hawk, ↑Elanoides forficatus • Hypernyms: ↑kite • Member Holonyms: ↑Elanoides, ↑genus Elanoides * * * …
5swallow dive — noun a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water • Syn: ↑swan dive • Hypernyms: ↑dive, ↑diving * * * ˈswallow dive 7 [swallow dive] ( …
6swallow-tailed hawk — noun graceful North American black and white kite • Syn: ↑swallow tailed kite, ↑Elanoides forficatus • Hypernyms: ↑kite • Member Holonyms: ↑Elanoides, ↑genus Elanoides * * * …
7swallow — noun see one swallow does not make a summer the robin and the wren are God’s cock and hen; the martin and the swallow are God’s mate and marrow verb see it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail …
8swallow dive — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a dive performed with one s arms outspread until close to the water …
9swallow-tailed coat — noun a man s full dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back • Syn: ↑swallowtail, ↑morning coat • Hypernyms: ↑jacket • Part Holonyms: ↑dress suit, ↑full dress, ↑ …
10swallow fish — noun Etymology: swallow (I); from the resemblance of its long gill fins to a pair of long wings : sapphirine gurnard …
