sward
Americannoun
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the grassy surface of land; turf.
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a stretch of turf; a growth of grass.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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swardsimple
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swardssimple
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have swardedperfect
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has swardedperfect
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are swardingprogressive
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am swardingprogressive
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is swardingprogressive
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have been swardingperfect progressive
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has been swardingperfect progressive
Past
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swardedsimple
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had swardedperfect
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was swardingprogressive
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were swardingprogressive
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had been swardingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of sward
before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English sweard skin, rind; cognate with German Schwarte rind, Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle Dutch swaerde skin
Example Sentences
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And the pictures are ravishing: a Massachusetts lighthouse on a grassy sward under an azure sky; a winding two-lane road through New Zealand’s Southern Alps that disappears into the snow-dusted hulk of Mt.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2018
James Milner and Gareth Barry lead the teams down the stairs and out on to the Anfield sward.
From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2016
Picture his bemusement when, out of the blue, he is invited to the du Pont estate, and gently deposited by private chopper on the sward.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 10, 2014
I could catalog them — the plush sward of Sheep Meadow, the boat pond, the elegant bridges — but let me suggest the Mall alone as reason enough.
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2010
Only half the realm, the release of our captives, hostages, his father’s sward . . . oh, yes, and his sisters.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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