SWAYS

Noun

sways

plural of sway

Verb

sways

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sway

Anagrams

• wassy

Source: Wiktionary


SWAY

Sway, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaying.] Etym: [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja, akin to E. swing; cf. D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See Swing, and cf. Swag, v. i.]

1. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter. As sparkles from the anvil rise, When heavy hammers on the wedge are swayed. Spenser.

2. To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. The will of man is by his reason swayed. Shak. She could not sway her house. Shak. This was the race To sway the world, and land and sea subdue. Dryden.

3. To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion. As bowls run true by being made On purpose false, and to be swayed. Hudibras. Let not temporal and little advantages sway you against a more durable interest. Tillotson.

4. (Naut.)

Definition: To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.

Syn.

– To bias; rule; govern; direct; influence; swing; move; wave; wield.

Sway, v. i.

1. To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline. The balance sways on our part. Bacon.

2. To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.

3. To have weight or influence. The example of sundry churches . . . doth sway much. Hooker.

4. To bear sway; to rule; to govern. Hadst thou swayed as kings should do. Shak.

Sway, n.

1. The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon. With huge two-handed sway brandished aloft. Milton.

2. Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires. A. Tucker.

3. Preponderance; turn or cast of balance. Expert When to advance, or stand, or turn the sway Of battle. Milton.

4. Rule; dominion; control. Cowper. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a private station. Addison.

5. A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Syn.

– Rule; dominion; power; empire; control; influence; direction; preponderance; ascendency.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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