- swid
- swid·den;
English syllables. 2014.
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Stephen Swid — is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of [http://sesac.com SESAC] , Inc., one of the three performing rights organizations in the USA. From February, 1990 until January, 1995, Mr. Stephen Swid was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of… … Wikipedia
swidden — /swid n/, n. a plot of land cleared for farming by burning away vegetation. [1951; special use of dial. (N England) swidden area of moor from which vegetation has been burned off, n. use of swidden, swithen to singe < ON svithna to be singed,… … Universalium
swidden — swid·den … English syllables
swidden — swid•den [[t]ˈswɪd n[/t]] n. ant agr. a plot of land cleared for farming by burning away vegetation • Etymology: 1951; earlier E dial. swidden burned area of moor < ON svithna to be singed … From formal English to slang
Swede — /swid/ (say sweed) noun a native or inhabitant of Sweden …
swede — /swid / (say sweed) noun 1. a cultivated variety of turnip, Brassica napus, frequently grown for its edible, swollen taproot. 2. the root itself. {Middle Low German or Middle Dutch} …
Swedish — /ˈswidɪʃ/ (say sweedish) adjective 1. of or relating to Sweden, its inhabitants, or their language. –noun 2. a Germanic language, the language of Sweden and parts of Finland, closely related to Danish and Norwegian. 3. the people of Sweden… …
Swedish massage — /swidɪʃ ˈmæsadʒ/ (say sweedish masahj) noun a massage style characterised by long strokes, kneading, friction, vibration, etc., performed in a flowing sequence, and moving in the same direction as the flow of blood returning to the heart …
Swedish mile — /swidɪʃ ˈmaɪl/ (say sweedish muyl) noun a Swedish unit of distance, equivalent to 10 km. {Swedish mil, related to English mile} …
Swedish movements — /swidɪʃ ˈmuvmənts/ (say sweedish moohvmuhnts) plural noun a system of muscular exercises for hygienic or therapeutic purposes …
