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a small thing that you press to turn electricity on or off Where is the light switch?

SWitCh 2 Ф / switjV verb ( switch - es , switch ing , switched )

to change to something different

I switched to another seat because I couldn't see the screen.

switch something off to make a light or a machine

stop working by pressing a switch

I switched the TV off.

Don't forget to switch off the lights!

—SYNONYM turn something off

switch something on to make a light or a machine work by pressing a switch Switch the radio on.

—SYNONYM turn something on

switch • board / ' switfbord / noun [ count ]

the place in a large company where someone answers telephone calls and sends them to the right people

swoop / swup / verb ( swoops , swoop - ing , swooped )

to fly down quickly

The plane swooped down low over the buildings.

sword / sord / noun [ count ] Pronunciation

The word sword sounds like cord , because we don't say the w in this word.

a weapon that looks like a very long, sharp knife

swore, sworn

forms of swear

swum

form of swim

swung

form of swing 1

syl • la • ble / ' siiabi / noun [ count ]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a part of a word that has one vowel sound when you say it. "Swim" has one syllable and "system" has two syllables .

syl • la • bus / ' silabas / noun [ count ] ( plural syl - la - bus - es or syl .la - bi / ' silabai / ) a list of all the things that you must study in a class

sym . boi Ф / 'simbl / noun [ count ]

a mark, sign, or picture that has a special meaning O is the symbol for oxygen. A dove is the symbol of peace.

sym • bol • ize AWB / ' simbalaiz / verb ( sym - bol iz - es, sym - bol - iz - ing, sym bol - ized )

to be a symbol of something

The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil. —SYNONYM represent

sym • met • rical / si metriki /

( also sym - met - ric / si ' metrik / ) adjective

having two halves that are exactly the same symmetrical patterns

sym • me • try / ' simatri / noun [ noncount ]

the state of having two halves that are exactly the same We admired the perfect symmetry of the garden's design.

sym • pa • thet • ic / ,simpa ' eetik / adjective

showing that you understand other people's feelings when they have problems

Everyone was very sympathetic when I was sick. —ANTONYM unsympathetic

► sym • pa • thet • i • cal • ly / _lsimpa ' Getikli / adverb He smiled sympathetically.

sym • pa • thize / ' simpa6aiz /

( sym. pa. thiz. es, sym. pa . thiz . ing, sym. pa . thized )

to show that you understand someone's feelings when they have problems

I sympathize with you — I have a lot of work to do, too.

sym • pa • thy / ' simpaei / noun [ noncount ]

understanding of another person's feelings and problems Everyone feels a lot of sympathy for the victims.

sym • pho • ny / ' simfani / noun [ count ] ( plural sym pho . nies )

( MUSIC ) a long piece of music for a lot of musicians playing together

Beethoven's fifth symphony

symp • tom / ' simptam/ noun [ count ]

( HEALTH ) something that shows that you have an illness A sore throat is often a symptom of a cold.

syn • a • gogue / ' sinagag / noun [ count ]

( RELIGION ) a building where Jewish people go to say prayers and learn about their religion

syn • o • nym / ' sinanim/ noun [ count ] ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a word that means the same as another word

"Big" and "large" are synonyms. — Look at antonym .

syn • tax / ' sintreks / noun [ noncount ]