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)

hyponym	:	chateura pelagica, chimney swallow, chimney swift,
definition	:	American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	collocalia inexpectata, swiftlet,
definition	:	swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest (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)

derivation	:	collocalia inexpectata, swiftlet,
definition	:	swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest (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)

derivation	:	collocalia inexpectata, swiftlet,
definition	:	swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest (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)