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Definitions of sway
v. i. - To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter. ²
v. i. - To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. ²
v. i. - 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. ²
v. i. - To hoist; as, to sway up the yards. ²
v. i. - To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline. ²
v. i. - To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward. ²
v. i. - To have weight or influence. ²
v. i. - To bear sway; to rule; to govern. ²
n. - The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon. ²
n. - Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires. ²
n. - Preponderance; turn or cast of balance. ²
n. - Rule; dominion; control. ²
n. - A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work. ²

The word "sway" uses 4 letters: A S W Y.

Direct anagrams of sway:
  ways   yaws

Words formed by adding one letter before or after sway (in bold), or to aswy in any order:
g -   gawsy   h -   washy   l -   yawls   m -   swamy   n -   yawns   p -   waspy   yawps   s -   sways  

Shorter words found within sway:
as   aw   ay   ays   saw   say   was   way   ya   yaw  

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