swift

Swift describes something that happens quickly or something that moves at high speed. (adjective)

When a person runs very quickly, this is an example of a situation where his run might be described as swift.

See swift in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

adverb

in a swift manner

noun

a cylinder in a carding machine
an expanding reel used to hold skeins of silk, etc. that are being wound off
any of a large family (Apodidae, order Apodiformes) of aerial-feeding, insectivorous, swift-flying, swallowlike birds with long, stiff wings and a small, weak bill, as the chimney swift
any of several swift-moving North American iguanas (genera Sceloporus and Uta) living esp. in arid or desert regions
a small fox (Vulpes velox) of the plains of W U.S. and S Canada
in full swift fox

Related Forms:

Swift, Jonathan 1667-1745; Eng. satirist, born in Ireland

See swift in American Heritage Dictionary 4

swift

adjective swifter swift·er, swift·est

adverb

Swiftly. Often used in combination: swift-running.

noun

a. A cylinder on a carding machine.
b. A reel used to hold yarn as it is being wound off.
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.
Any of various small, fast-moving North American lizards of the genera Sceloporus and Uta.

Origin: Middle English, from Old English.

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