| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 574 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| sweep | verb | She sweeps the floor every day. | cleans |
| verb | The plague swept Europe. | ranged throughout | |
| sweet | adj. | She was a sweet girl. | lovable |
| noun | They all ate some sweets. | candy | |
| adj. | We ate some sweet pudding. | sugary | |
| swell | verb | The rice swelled when it got wet. | expanded |
| swift | adj. | He gave a swift report. | quick |
| swim | noun | We are going for a swim today. | play in water |
| verb | His head was swimming. | dizzy | |
| verb | The chicken dish was swimming in gravy. | covered with liquid | |
| swing | verb | The sign swings in the wind. | sways |
| verb | The batter swings the bat at the ball. | waves | |
| noun | He took a swing at the policeman. | swipe | |