Today's Words

swept

Swept is the past tense and past participle of sweep.

sweep

1 [VERB]If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle.

suffer

If you suffer from an illness or from some other bad condition, you are badly affected by it.

relieve

1 [VERB: V n] If something relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely.

virtue

1 [N-UNCOUNT] Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong.

ushere

1 [VERB: V n prep/adv, V n prep/adv] If you usher someone somewhere, you show them where they should go, often by going with them. (FORMAL)