Definition of swallows

"swallows" in the noun sense

1. swallow, sup

a small amount of liquid food

"a sup of ale"

2. swallow, drink, deglutition

the act of swallowing

"one swallow of the liquid was enough"

"he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"

3. swallow

small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

"swallows" in the verb sense

1. swallow, get down

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

"Swallow the raw fish

2. swallow

engulf and destroy

"The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"

3. immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up

enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

4. swallow

utter indistinctly

"She swallowed the last words of her speech"

5. swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw

take back what one has said

"He swallowed his words"

6. swallow

keep from expressing

"I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"

7. accept, live with, swallow

tolerate or accommodate oneself to

"I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"

"I swallowed the insult"

"She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"

8. swallow

believe or accept without questioning or challenge

"Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for swallows

Despair swallows up cowardice. [ Hazlitt ]

One master-passion in the breast,
Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest. [ Pope ]

He swallows the egg and gives away the shell in alms. [ German Proverb ]

The reconciling grave swallows distinction first, that made us foes; there all lie down in peace together. [ Southern ]

What a wretched thing is all fame! A renown of the highest sort endures, say, for two thousand years. And then? Why, then, a fathomless eternity swallows it. Work for eternity: not the meagre rhetorical eternity of the periodical critics, but for the real eternity, wherein dwelleth the Divine. [ Carlyle ]

swallows in Scrabble®

The word swallows is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters swallows:

SWALLOWS
(135)
SWALLOWS
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

sallows, swallow, wallows

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word swallows

SWALLOWS
(135)
SWALLOWS
(135)
SWALLOWS
(90)
SWALLOWS
(90)
SWALLOWS
(56)
SWALLOWS
(56)
SWALLOWS
(54)
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(54)
SWALLOWS
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SWALLOWS
(38)
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SWALLOWS
(36)
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SWALLOWS
(32)
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(30)
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SWALLOWS
(28)
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SWALLOWS
(18)
SWALLOWS
(18)
SWALLOWS
(16)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In swallows

SWALLOWS
(135)
SWALLOWS
(135)
WALLOWS
(102 = 52 + 50)
SWALLOW
(102 = 52 + 50)
WALLOWS
(101 = 51 + 50)
SWALLOW
(101 = 51 + 50)
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SWALLOW
(92 = 42 + 50)
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(92 = 42 + 50)
SWALLOW
(92 = 42 + 50)
SALLOWS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SWALLOW
(92 = 42 + 50)
SWALLOWS
(90)
SALLOWS
(90 = 40 + 50)
SWALLOWS
(90)
SWALLOW
(89 = 39 + 50)
WALLOWS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SWALLOW
(86 = 36 + 50)
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(86 = 36 + 50)
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(86 = 36 + 50)
WALLOWS
(84 = 34 + 50)
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SWALLOW
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SWALLOW
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SWALLOWS
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(54)
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(48)
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(45)
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(45)
WAWLS
(45)
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(45)
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(45)
WAWL
(42)
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(42)
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(40)
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(40)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(38)
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(38)
WAWLS
(38)
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(36)
AWOLS
(36)
WAWLS
(36)
ALLOW
(36)
WAWLS
(36)
SLAWS
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(34)
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(33)
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(33)
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(32)
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(30)
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WAWL
(30)
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(30)
WAWLS
(30)
ALLOWS
(30)
SWALLOWS
(30)
SALLOW
(30)
SWALLOWS
(30)
SALLOW
(30)

swallows in Words With Friends™

The word swallows is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters swallows:

SWALLOWS
(120)
SWALLOWS
(120)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

sallows, swallow, wallows

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word swallows

SWALLOWS
(120)
SWALLOWS
(120)
SWALLOWS
(84)
SWALLOWS
(84)
SWALLOWS
(72)
SWALLOWS
(72)
SWALLOWS
(68)
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(68)
SWALLOWS
(66)
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(64)
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(64)
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(60)
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SWALLOWS
(48)
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(48)
SWALLOWS
(40)
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(40)
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(40)
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(40)
SWALLOWS
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
SWALLOWS
(34)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
SWALLOWS
(26)
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(26)
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(23)
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(23)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
SWALLOWS
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
SWALLOWS
(21)
SWALLOWS
(20)
SWALLOWS
(20)
SWALLOWS
(19)
SWALLOWS
(19)
SWALLOWS
(19)
SWALLOWS
(19)
SWALLOWS
(18)
SWALLOWS
(18)
SWALLOWS
(17)
SWALLOWS
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In swallows

SWALLOWS
(120)
SWALLOWS
(120)
WALLOWS
(116 = 81 + 35)
SWALLOW
(116 = 81 + 35)
WALLOWS
(116 = 81 + 35)
SWALLOW
(116 = 81 + 35)
SALLOWS
(107 = 72 + 35)
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(104 = 69 + 35)
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(104 = 69 + 35)
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(98 = 63 + 35)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
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WALLOWS
(92 = 57 + 35)
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SWALLOW
(86 = 51 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
WALLOWS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SWALLOWS
(84)
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(84)
SALLOWS
(83 = 48 + 35)
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WALLOW
(78)
WALLOW
(78)
SALLOWS
(77 = 42 + 35)
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SALLOWS
(75 = 40 + 35)
WALLOWS
(73 = 38 + 35)
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SWALLOWS
(72)
SWALLOWS
(72)
SWALLOW
(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
SALLOW
(69)
SWALLOW
(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
SWALLOWS
(68)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
SWALLOWS
(66)
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(66)
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(66)
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(66)
SWALLOW
(65 = 30 + 35)
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SWALLOWS
(64)
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(64)
SALLOWS
(63 = 28 + 35)
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WAWLS
(60)
SWALLOWS
(60)
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(60 = 25 + 35)
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(60 = 25 + 35)
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(60 = 25 + 35)
SWALLOWS
(60)
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SALLOW
(57)
ALLOWS
(57)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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WAWL
(57)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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WALLOW
(56)
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(56 = 21 + 35)
WALLOW
(56)
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(56 = 21 + 35)
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WALLOW
(54)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
WOWS
(54)
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(54)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
WALLS
(54)
ALLOW
(54)
SWALLOW
(53 = 18 + 35)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
SLAWS
(51)
SALLOWS
(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
SALLOWS
(51 = 16 + 35)
SALLOW
(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
WALL
(51)
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(51)
SWALLOW
(51 = 16 + 35)
ALLOWS
(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
AWOLS
(51)
SALLOWS
(50 = 15 + 35)
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Words within the letters of swallows

2 letter words in swallows (5 words)

3 letter words in swallows (13 words)

5 letter words in swallows (7 words)

6 letter words in swallows (3 words)

7 letter words in swallows (3 words)

8 letter words in swallows (1 word)

swallows + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence swallows

Words that start with swallows (1 word)

Words with swallows in them (1 word)

Words that end with swallows (3 words)

Word Growth involving swallows

Shorter words in swallows

all allow wallow swallow

ow low allow wallow swallow

all wall wallow swallow

all allow allows wallows

ow low allow allows wallows

ow low lows allows wallows

ow ows lows allows wallows

all allow wallow wallows

ow low allow wallow wallows

all wall wallow wallows

Longer words containing swallows

reswallows

woodswallows