swift
English Thesaurus
1. common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | fence lizard, |
definition | : | spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico (noun.animal) |
2. a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | apodiform bird, |
definition | : | nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | apus apus, european swift, |
definition | : | common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs (noun.animal) |
member meronym | : | apodidae, family apodidae, |
definition | : | swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes (noun.animal) |
3. an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | ironist, ridiculer, satirist, |
definition | : | a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm (noun.person) |
4. United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | meat packer, packer, |
definition | : | a wholesaler in the meat-packing business (noun.person) |
5. moving very fast (adj.all)
similar | : | fast, |
definition | : | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly (adj.all) |
6. a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight (noun.animal)
7. moving very fast (adj.all)
derivation | : | fastness, speed, swiftness, |
definition | : | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | fleetness, |
definition | : | rapidity of movement (noun.attribute) |
8. a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight (noun.animal)
9. moving very fast (adj.all)
derivation | : | fastness, speed, swiftness, |
definition | : | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | fleetness, |
definition | : | rapidity of movement (noun.attribute) |
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