Nearby Words
adjective
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.
quick or prompt to act or respond: swift to jump to conclusions.
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Slang. quick to perceive or understand; smart; clever: You can't cheat him, he's too swift.
adverb
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swiftly.
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Swifts
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
noun
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any of numerous long-winged, swallowlike birds of the family Apodidae, related to the hummingbirds and noted for their rapid flight.
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Also called swift moth, ghost moth. any of several brown or gray moths, the males of which are usually white, of the family Hepialidae, noted for rapid flight.
10.
EXPANDan adjustable device upon which a hank of yarn is placed in order to wind off skeins or balls.
11.
COLLAPSEthe main cylinder on a machine for carding flax.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English (adj. and adv.), Old English (adj.); akin to Old English swīfan to revolve, Old Norse svīfa to rove; see swivel
before 900; Middle English (adj. and adv.), Old English (adj.); akin to Old English swīfan to revolve, Old Norse svīfa to rove; see swivel
Related forms
swift·ly, adverb
swift·ness, noun
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
swift
O.E. swift "moving quickly," related to swifan "move in a course, sweep" (see swivel). The bird (several species of the family Cypselidæ, resembling swallows), noted for its "swift" flight, was so called from at least 1668. Regarded as a bird of ill-omen, if not downright
EXPANDdemonic, probably for its shrill cry. The name earlier had been given to several small fast lizards (1530).
COLLAPSE
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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