Rapid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed. See Synonyms at fast1.
  • n. An extremely fast-moving part of a river, caused by a steep descent in the riverbed. Often used in the plural.
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  • adj. Describes a process or concept which occurs quickly.
  • n. a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast
  • adj. Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence
  • adj. Quick in execution.
  • n. The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; sometimes called whitewater; -- usually used in the plural.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Moving or doing swiftly or with celerity; acting or performing with speed; quick in motion or execution: as, a rapid horse; a rapid worker or speaker.
  • Swiftly advancing; going on or forward at a fast rate; making quick progress: as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; a rapid conflagration.
  • Marked by swiftness of motion or action; proceeding or performed with velocity; executed speedily.
  • Gay.
  • =Syn. 1–3. Fast, fleet, expeditious, hasty, hurried.
  • n. A swift current in a river, where the channel is descending; a part of a river where the current runs with more than its ordinary celerity; a sudden descent of the surface of a stream, more or less broken by obstructions, but without actual cataract or cascade: usually in the plural.
  • In photography, said of plates, lenses, and subjects which require short exposure or print rapidly.
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  • adj. done or occurring in a brief period of time
  • adj. characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
  • n. a part of a river where the current is very fast
    • Equivalent
    fast   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    waterway   
    Cross Reference
    hasty    frequent    quick    active   
    Variant
    white-water   
    Form
    rapidly    ultrarapid    rapidness    rapidity   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fast    shoot    sharp    riffle    sault    dalles   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    vapid   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    quick    immediate    fast    subsequent    gradual    vigorous   
     
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