swish
Net without rim
Swish captures the sound of something moving quickly through air or water—a soft, rushing hiss: the swish of her silk dress, windshield wipers swishing back and forth.
In basketball, a swish is a shot that passes through the net without touching the rim.
As an adjective, swish means elegantly fashionable, especially in British English: a swish restaurant.
The word is also dated slang for effeminate or gay, now largely replaced by other terms.
Rushing, sweeping sound
- whooshRushing air sound
- rustleSoft crackling sound
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- flutterRapid light movement
hiss · whistle · whir · sibilance · murmur · brush · swipe · sweep
Move with effortless continuity
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- swayRock back and forth
- swooshRushing, sweeping sound
whisk · flick · wave · flutter · brush · flourish · flow · arc
Final amount remaining
- three-pointerBeyond-arc basketball score
- shooterOne who fires weapons
- jumpshotElevated basketball release
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
arc · perfect · splash · pure · bucket · stroke · release · follow-through
Currently in style
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- chicTasteful, current flair
- poshStylishly luxurious
- fancyElaborate or decorative
upscale · smart · dapper · sophisticated · snazzy · sharp · classy · ritzy
Male seeming feminine
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- campTemporary outdoor shelter site
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
pejorative · offensive · slang · dated · British
swoosh
Rushing, sweeping sound
flutter · hiss · whistle · whir · sibilance · murmur · brush · swipe · sweep · glide
glide
Move with effortless continuity
swoosh · whisk · flick · wave · flutter · brush · flourish · flow · arc · graceful
net
Final amount remaining
- three-pointerBeyond-arc basketball score
- shooterOne who fires weapons
- jumpshotElevated basketball release
score · arc · perfect · splash · pure · bucket · stroke · release · follow-through · clutch
fashionable
Currently in style
fancy · upscale · smart · dapper · sophisticated · snazzy · sharp · classy · ritzy · glamorous
effeminate
Male seeming feminine
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- campTemporary outdoor shelter site
flamboyant · pejorative · offensive · slang · dated · British
- motion soundsswoosh, whoosh, rustle, rumble, thud
- onomatopoeiabang, bam, boom, buzz, clang
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- sound effectssound effects, sound effect, ringtone, boing, crash
- sports slangalley-oop, buzzer beater, clutch, dunk, slam dunk
- fluid movementsflow, glide, sway, ripple, undulate