"SW" meaning in English

See SW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} SW
  1. Initialism of southwestern. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: southwestern
    Sense id: en-SW-en-adj-6gx5NmZO
  2. (in personal ads) Initialism of single white. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: single white
    Sense id: en-SW-en-adj-Wic6HWR1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} SW
  1. Initialism of Star Wars. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Star Wars
    Sense id: en-SW-en-name-ObbHKeja Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 1 13 3 2 22 7 22 22 1 0 2 5

Noun

Forms: SWs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} SW (countable and uncountable, plural SWs)
  1. Initialism of southwest. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: southwest Related terms (southwest): NW, WNW, NNW, SE, ESE, SSE, S, W, SSW, WSW
    Sense id: en-SW-en-noun-J-F8PQgG Categories (other): Compass points, Eating disorders Disambiguation of Compass points: 1 1 6 11 2 21 7 21 21 1 1 2 5 Disambiguation of Eating disorders: 1 1 3 12 2 22 7 22 22 1 1 3 4 Disambiguation of 'southwest': 87 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 2
  2. Initialism of search warrant. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: search warrant
    Sense id: en-SW-en-noun-94oFvOiy
  3. Initialism of sex work. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: sex work
    Sense id: en-SW-en-noun-X5ME1lJD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Compass points, Eating disorders Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 3 4 2 23 7 26 23 1 1 1 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 1 3 1 2 35 4 13 35 1 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 1 13 3 2 22 7 22 22 1 0 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 7 1 1 25 8 25 25 0 0 1 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 1 1 4 8 2 24 4 17 18 3 2 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 1 1 7 3 4 31 4 15 23 1 2 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 1 16 5 2 27 4 12 20 1 1 3 5 Disambiguation of Compass points: 1 1 6 11 2 21 7 21 21 1 1 2 5 Disambiguation of Eating disorders: 1 1 3 12 2 22 7 22 22 1 1 3 4
  4. Initialism of sex worker. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: sex worker Synonyms: SWer
    Sense id: en-SW-en-noun-El-DrdJi
  5. (electronics) Initialism of short wave. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: short wave Coordinate_terms: MW, LW
    Sense id: en-SW-en-noun-JvvknbC8 Categories (other): Electronics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Compass points, Eating disorders Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 3 4 2 23 7 26 23 1 1 1 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 1 3 1 2 35 4 13 35 1 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 1 13 3 2 22 7 22 22 1 0 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 7 1 1 25 8 25 25 0 0 1 4 Disambiguation of Compass points: 1 1 6 11 2 21 7 21 21 1 1 2 5 Disambiguation of Eating disorders: 1 1 3 12 2 22 7 22 22 1 1 3 4 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  6. Initialism of social work. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: social work
    Sense id: en-SW-en-noun-Y9Yi66sB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Compass points, Eating disorders Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 3 4 2 23 7 26 23 1 1 1 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 1 3 1 2 35 4 13 35 1 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 1 13 3 2 22 7 22 22 1 0 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 7 1 1 25 8 25 25 0 0 1 4 Disambiguation of Compass points: 1 1 6 11 2 21 7 21 21 1 1 2 5 Disambiguation of Eating disorders: 1 1 3 12 2 22 7 22 22 1 1 3 4
  7. Abbreviation of software. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: software
    Sense id: en-SW-en-noun-ADKmXKme
  8. Initialism of start weight. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: start weight Coordinate_terms: CW, GW, HW, LW, UGW
    Sense id: en-SW-en-noun-UKHpe3U-
  9. Initialism of street workout. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: street workout
    Sense id: en-SW-en-noun-hO6CnIIL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (compass point): DNy (Hungarian), PZ (Polish), SO (Portuguese), SW (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'compass point': 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} SW
  1. (handbells) Abbreviation of swing: to play the bell in a normal position, swing it down to the waist, then bring it back up. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: swing (extra: to play the bell in a normal position, swing it down to the waist, then bring it back up) Related terms: RF [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], SHF [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], UHF [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], VHF [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering]
    Sense id: en-SW-en-verb-s7~Sef9w Topics: entertainment, handbells, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "compass point",
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