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onsweep

UK/ˈɒn.swiːp/US/ˈɑn.swip/

onsweep noun: a rapid arrival, especially one that is forceful.

Noun

onsweep (plural onsweeps)

  1. A rapid arrival, especially one that is forceful.
    • The last bit of blue sky yielded to the onsweep of clouds.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 13, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC

Forms of onsweep

pluralonsweeps

Questions about onsweep

What does onsweep mean?
Onsweep means a rapid arrival, especially one that is forceful.
What part of speech is onsweep?
Onsweep is a noun.
How do you pronounce onsweep?
Onsweep is pronounced /ˈɒn.swiːp/ (UK).
What is the plural of onsweep?
The plural of onsweep is onsweeps.

Words near onsweep in the dictionary

  1. onstage
  2. onstead
  3. onsteads
  4. onstream
  5. Onsu
  6. onsweep
  7. onsweeping
  8. onsweeps
  9. ONT
  10. Ont.
  11. ontake

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