Sweeping

Verb
sweeping



Noun

 * 1)  An instance of sweeping.
 * The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning.
 * 1)  The activity of sweeping.
 * Sweeping took all morning.
 * The sidewalk needed sweeping every morning.

Derived terms

 * sweeping day
 * sweeping flood
 * sweeping-machine
 * sweeping rain
 * at a sweeping reduction
 * sweepings

Adjective

 * 1) wide, broad, affecting many things
 * The government will bring in sweeping changes to the income tax system.
 * He loves making sweeping statements without the slightest evidence.
 * 1) Completely overwhelming
 * He claimed a sweeping victory.

Thesaurus
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Noun

 * German: ,


 * Italian: ,


 * German: Fegen, Kehren

Adjective

 * Finnish: laaja, yleistävä, yleisluontoinen

Anagrams

 * weepings