swath

Speech parts

1. swath - Noun

2. swath - Verb

Meaning

A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.

The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath.

A band or fillet; a swathe.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bash series range region band course grass belt braid connection path string chain circle row
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

cover save disorder dispute shield silence
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

space course path

Phrases with the word

cut a swath through

Anagrams

thaws

Examples

The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath. Constance Baker Motley

A lot of times, when mother-son or mother-daughter relationships have been put on screen, they tend to trickle towards ugly, and I don't find that totally realistic for the wide swath of us and it's also not that fun to watch. Dan Fogelman

My soul is wrapped in harsh repose, Midnight descends in raven-colored clothes, But soft... behold! A sunlight beam Butting a swath of glimmering gleam. My heart expands, 'tis grown a bulge in it, Inspired by your beauty... Effulgent. Joss Whedon

I'm not a writing group member, not a joiner in that way. I don't seek a wide swath of feedback. Claire Messud

I definitely rediscovered reading for pleasure by devoting such a large swath of my time to sitting on airplanes. I am now painfully adept at removing my shoes so as to have the least amount of foot surface area touching an airport floor. Sloane Crosley

I saw a large, red dried swath that I immediately identified clearly as blood. I covered the war in Vietnam. I saw a lot of it blood there. Sam Donaldson

Close letter words and terms

swatchway swate Swatek swathe swather swathing