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1swift — [swift] adj. [ME < OE < IE * sweip < base * swei , to bend, turn > SWATHE1, SWOOP] 1. moving or capable of moving with great speed; rapid; fast 2. coming, happening, or done quickly or suddenly 3. acting or responding quickly; prompt; …
2swift — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 quick, rapid; soon coming or passing. 2 speedy, prompt (a swift response; was swift to act). adv. (archaic except in comb.) swiftly (swift moving). n. 1 any swift flying insect eating bird of the family Apodidae, with long …
3Swift — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 quick, rapid; soon coming or passing. 2 speedy, prompt (a swift response; was swift to act). adv. (archaic except in comb.) swiftly (swift moving). n. 1 any swift flying insect eating bird of the family Apodidae, with long …
4swift´ness — swift «swihft», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. moving very fast; able to move very fast: »a swift horse, a swift automobile. SYNONYM(S): fleet, speedy, rapid. 2. made or done at high speed; quick: »a swift pace, the swift clicking of the… …
5swift´ly — swift «swihft», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. moving very fast; able to move very fast: »a swift horse, a swift automobile. SYNONYM(S): fleet, speedy, rapid. 2. made or done at high speed; quick: »a swift pace, the swift clicking of the… …
6Swift — /swift/, n. 1. Gustavus Franklin, 1839 1903, U.S. meat packer. 2. Jonathan ( Isaac Bickerstaff ), 1667 1745, English satirist and clergyman, born in Ireland. * * * Any of about 75 species (family Apodidae) of birds found almost worldwide. The… …
7swift — ► ADJECTIVE 1) happening quickly or promptly. 2) moving or capable of moving at high speed. ► NOUN ▪ a fast flying insect eating bird with long, slender wings, spending most of its life on the wing. DERIVATIVES swiftly adverb swiftness noun …
8Flying Childers Stakes — Group 2 race Flying Childers Stakes Location Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England Inaugurated 1967 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Polypipe Website …
9swift — swiftly, adv. swiftness, n. /swift/, adj., swifter, swiftest, adv., n. adj. 1. moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship. 2. coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay: a swift decision. 3 …
10Flying and gliding animals — A number of animals have evolved aerial locomotion, either by powered flight or by gliding. Flying and gliding animals have evolved separately many times, without any single ancestor. Flight has evolved at least four times, in the insects,… …
