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swift
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[ adjective ] moving very fast
Synonyms Examples "fleet of foot" "the fleet scurrying of squirrels" "a swift current" "swift flight of an arrow" "a swift runner" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)George_Kerr , the swift striding Jamaican , set a meet record in the 600 - yard run in the Knights_of_Columbus track_meet tonight , beating Purdue 's Dave_Mills in a hot duel in 1.10.1 . (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)The expedition was under orders to make a swift survey of conditions and_then to return to Earth . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)From what I was able to gauge in a swift , greedy glance , the figure inside the coral colored boucle dress was stupefying . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (zoology) small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
Related terms apodiform_bird chimney_swift European_swift swiftlet Apodidae |
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[ noun ] an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
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[ noun ] (business) United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1397
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[ noun ] (zoology) common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
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