sweat
121sweat sock — sweat′ sock n. clo a sock made of thick, absorbent cotton, wool, or other material and worn during exercise, sports, leisure activity, etc …
122sweat suit — sweat′ suit n. clo an outfit consisting of sweatpants and a sweatshirt or matching jacket • Etymology: 1945–50 …
123sweat bee — n. any of a family (Halictidae) of small bees that usually nest in vertical tunnels in the ground: some species drink animal or human perspiration …
124sweat equity — ☆ sweat equity n. Informal 1. hard work put into a house, business, etc. to increase its value 2. the increased value so produced …
125sweat lodge — n. a dome shaped tent constructed by Indian peoples of the Great Plains and W North America, used for ritual cleansing and purification by means of steam produced by pouring water over hot stones …
126sweat-equity — ☆ sweat equity [swet΄ek′wət ē ] adj. Informal designating or of a kind of plan for renovating houses, neighborhoods, etc. in which houses are offered free or at low prices to persons promising to make the necessary repairs …
127sweat|box — «SWEHT BOKS», noun. 1. any one of various boxlike enclosures within which certain commodities, such as hides and figs, are caused to give out or lose moisture preparatory to use or sale. 2. Slang. a very small, narrow cell in which a prisoner is… …
128sweat|ered — «SWEHT uhrd», adjective. wearing a sweater: »Sweatered young men sat on stools and jibed at the jaded values of a commercial society (New York Times) …