All sway synonyms
sway
S s noun sway
- jurisdiction β the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- clutches β power or control
- charleston β The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- augustness β inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.
- bunny hop β a jump executed with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent
- dynamics β The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- leg up β either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- clout β If you clout someone, you hit them.
- demesne β land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use
- handsomeness β The quality of being handsome.
- domination β an act or instance of dominating.
- impressiveness β having the ability to impress the mind; arousing admiration, awe, respect, etc.; moving; admirable: an impressive ceremony; an impressive appearance.
- government β the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- mostest β (nonstandard) most.
- feds β the Fed, Informal. the Federal Reserve System.
- conduction β Conduction is the process by which heat or electricity passes through or along something.
- obliquity β the state of being oblique.
- bearing β Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
- knowhow β knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- drag β drag and drop
- kinetics β the branch of mechanics that deals with the actions of forces in producing or changing the motion of masses.
verb sway
- dawn on β If a fact or idea dawns on you, you realize it.
- innerve β to supply with nervous energy; invigorate; animate.
- dominate β to rule over; govern; control.
- weltering β to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
- go round β go-around (defs 2, 3).
- nobble β to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- waddle β to walk with short steps, swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck.
- carry β If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
- whiffling β to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.
- wallow β to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust.
- lay down the law β the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- eddying β a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- beaconing β a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- inching β a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- get around β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- outvote β to outdo or defeat in voting: The rural districts outvoted the urban districts. The measure was outvoted by the farmers.
- joggle β to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
- come and go β to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- budge β If someone will not budge on a matter, or if nothing budges them, they refuse to change their mind or to come to an agreement.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- impress β to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- weighted β having additional weight.
- locomote β to move about, especially under one's own power.
- quarterback β a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
- get the better of β of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- lurch β Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- convince β If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists.
- inversed β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.