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adj. Moving or capable of moving with great speed; fast. See Synonyms at fast1.

adj. Coming, occurring, or accomplished quickly; instant: a swift retort.

adj. Quick to act or react; prompt: swift to take steps.

ad. Swiftly. Often used in combination: swift-running.

n. A cylinder on a carding machine.

n. A reel used to hold yarn as it is being wound off.

n. Any of various small dark insect-eating birds of the family Apodidae, related to the hummingbirds and noted for their long strong wings and swift flight.

n. Any of various small, fast-moving North American lizards of the genera Sceloporus and Uta.

adj. fast; quick; rapid.

adj. Capable of moving at high speeds.

n. The current of a stream.

n. A small plain-colored bird (of the family Micropodidæ) that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight. Common European swift: Cypselus, ∨ Micropus, apus. The common American, or chimney, swift: Chætura pelagica. The Australian swift: Chætura caudacuta. The European Alpine swift: Cypselus melba. The common Indian swift: Cypselus affinis.

n. A western fence lizard, swift, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis -- (common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks)

n. The ghost moth.

adj. Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.

adj. Of short continuance; passing away quickly.

ad. Swiftly.

n. The current of a stream.

n. Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidæ. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds.

n. Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine lizard.

n. The ghost moth. See under Ghost.

n. A reel, or turning instrument, for winding yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.

n. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.

Moving with great speed, celerity, velocity, or rapidity; fleet; rapid; speedy.

Ready; prompt; quick.

Of short continuance; swiftly or rapidly passing.

n. The swifter part of a stream; the current.

n. An adjustable machine upon which a skein of yarn, silk, or other thread is put, in order that it may be wound off.

n. The main card-cylinder in a flax-carding machine.

n. A bird of the family Cypselidæ: so called from its rapidity of flight.

n. A breed of domestic pigeons, of which there are several color-varieties.

n. The common newt or eft.

n. One of several small lizards which run with great swiftness, as the common brown fence-lizard of the United States, Sceloporus undulatus. See cut under Sceloporus.

n. A ghost-swift, ghost-moth, or goat-moth; one of the Epialidæ: so called from the rapid flight.

n. A goat-moth, Epialus vellida.

In a swift or rapid manner; swiftly.

To reef (a sail).

n. A tackle used in tightening standing rigging.

n. United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

n. an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)

adj. moving very fast

n. a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight

n. common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks

"Thoas rules [8] the land, o'er barbarians, [Thoas,] who guiding his foot swift as the pinion, has arrived at this epithet [of Thoas, i.e. _the swift_] on account of his fleetness of foot."

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northern swift    swift garter-snake    curve of swiftest descent    whiskered swift    pine lizard    black martin    shriek owl    tree swift    devil bird    black swift   

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fleet    quick    rapid    expeditious    speedy    prompt    swiftly    ready    brief   

Clift    Shift    adrift    clift    drift    gift    lift    miffed    riffed    rift   

quick    rapid    gentle    bold