Phrase Hound found 29 phrases and 2 compound words that contain swallows. The most common are listed below. Open swallows in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 29
- barn swallowsplural of barn swallow: Hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the …
- Chilean swallowsplural of Chilean swallow: A species of swallow Tachycineta leucopyga, native to southern South America.
- sea swallowsplural of sea swallow: The common tern (Sterna hirundo).
- tree swallowsplural of tree swallow: A migratory swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, found in North America.
- violet-green swallowsplural of violet-green swallow: A small North American passerine bird, of species Tachycineta thalassina of the swallow family, having a green back and purple tail.
- bank swallowsplural of bank swallow: A small American and European swallow (Riparia riparia) that nests in a hole which it excavates in a bank.
- blue swallowsplural of blue swallow: Hirundo atrocaerulea, a species of swallow.
- bridge swallowsplural of bridge swallow: A cliff swallow
- cave swallowsplural of cave swallow: A medium-sized, squarish-tailed swallow (Petrochelidon fulva).
- chimney swallowsplural of chimney swallow: barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- cliff swallowsplural of cliff swallow: Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.
- fairy swallowsplural of fairy swallow: An ornamental breed of the domesticated pigeon, Columba livia.
- green swallowsplural of green swallow: Any of the New World swallows including:
- mosque swallowsplural of mosque swallow: The swallow Cecropis senegalensis.
- river swallowsplural of river swallow: A bird, the sand martin.
- swallows downthird-person singular simple present indicative of swallow down: To believe (something) unpleasant or undesirable.
- swallows upthird-person singular simple present indicative of swallow up: To completely enclose or envelop.
- welcome swallowsplural of welcome swallow: A small passerine bird, taxonomic name Hirundo neoxena
- window swallowsplural of window swallow: The common European martin.
- American cliff swallowsplural of American cliff swallow: Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae.
- rough-winged swallowsplural of rough-winged swallow: Either species of bird in genus Stelgidopteryx
- swallows the anchorthird-person singular simple present indicative of swallow the anchor: To leave the navy.
- swallows the dictionarythird-person singular simple present indicative of swallow the dictionary: To speak using long or obscure words.
- swallows a bitter pillthird-person singular simple present indicative of swallow a bitter pill: To accept or endure an unpleasant situation.
- red-rumped swallowsplural of red-rumped swallow: Cecropis daurica, a small passerine bird in the swallow family
Compound words 2
- misswallowsthird-person singular simple present indicative of misswallow: To swallow incorrectly.
- woodswallowsplural of woodswallow: Any of the genus Artamus, soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds.