Nearby Words
adjective
1.
swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
verb (used without object)
2.
to move swiftly; fly.
3.
Nautical. to change position; shift.
4.
Archaic.
a.
to glide along like a stream.
b.
to fade; vanish.
5.
Obsolete. to float; drift; swim.
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Fleeter
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
verb (used with object)
6.
to cause (time) to pass lightly or swiftly.
7.
Nautical.
a.
to move or change the position of.
b.
to separate the blocks of (a tackle).
c.
to lay (a rope) along a deck.
Related forms
fleet·ly, adverb
fleet·ness, noun
Synonyms
6. speed, hasten; beguile.
6. speed, hasten; beguile.
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Word Origin & History
fleet
O.E. fleot "ship, floating vessel," from fleotan "to float," from P.Gmc. *fleut-, from PIE base *pleu- "to flow, run, swim." Sense of "naval force" is pre-1200. The O.E. word also meant "creek, inlet, flow of water," especially one into the Thames near Ludgate Hill, which lent its name to Fleet Street
EXPAND(home of newspaper and magazine houses, standing for "the English press" since 1882), Fleet prison, etc.
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