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swift
1[ swift ]
adjective
a swift ship.
Synonyms: speedy
- coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay:
a swift decision.
Synonyms: expeditious
- quick or prompt to act or respond:
swift to jump to conclusions.
You can't cheat him, he's too swift.
adverb
- swiftly.
noun
- any of numerous long-winged, swallowlike birds of the family Apodidae, related to the hummingbirds and noted for their rapid flight.
- Also called swift moth [swift, mawth, moth], any of several brown or gray moths, the males of which are usually white, of the family Hepialidae, noted for rapid flight.
- an adjustable device upon which a hank of yarn is placed in order to wind off skeins or balls.
- the main cylinder on a machine for carding flax.
Swift
2[ swift ]
noun
- Gustavus Franklin, 1839–1903, U.S. meat packer.
- Jonathan Isaac Bickerstaff, 1667–1745, English satirist and clergyman, born in Ireland.
SWIFT
3[ swift ]
noun
- Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication: an international consortium that routes instructions concerning transfer of funds between financial institutions.
swift
1/ swɪft /
adjective
- moving or able to move quickly; fast
- occurring or performed quickly or suddenly; instant
a swift response
- postpositivefoll byto prompt to act or respond
swift to take revenge
adverb
- swiftly or quickly
- ( in combination )
swift-moving
noun
- any bird of the families Apodidae and Hemiprocnidae, such as Apus apus ( common swift ) of the Old World: order Apodiformes. They have long narrow wings and spend most of the time on the wing
- sometimes capital a variety of domestic fancy pigeon originating in Egypt and Syria and having an appearance somewhat similar to a swift
- short for swift moth
- any of certain North American lizards of the genera Sceloporus and Uta that can run very rapidly: family Iguanidae (iguanas)
- the main cylinder in a carding machine
- an expanding circular frame used to hold skeins of silk, wool, etc
Swift
2/ swɪft /
noun
- SwiftGraham Colin1949MBritishWRITING: novelist Graham Colin. born 1949, English writer: his novels include Waterland (1983), Last Orders (1996), which won the Booker prize, and The Light of Day (2002)
- SwiftJonathan16671745MAnglo-IrishWRITING: satiristRELIGION: clergyman Jonathan. 1667–1745, Anglo-Irish satirist and churchman, who became dean of St Patrick's, Dublin, in 1713. His works include A Tale of a Tub (1704) and Gulliver's Travels (1726)
Derived Forms
- ˈswiftly, adverb
- ˈswiftness, noun
- ˈSwiftian, adjective
Other Words From
- swift·ly adverb
- swift·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of swift1
Origin of swift2
Word History and Origins
Origin of swift1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"Now we've got this blueprint for how different plants utilize the sun's energy to survive in different environments," says Joseph Swift, co-first author of the study and a postdoctoral researcher in Ecker's lab.
Republican Donald Trump, who had Musk’s strong backing in his successful run to reclaim the presidency, also posted deepfake images of Taylor Swift that falsely suggested the megastar had endorsed him.
And now the man who helped introduce Taylor Swift to the world believes country is ready to fall in love with these four sisters after decades of voices like theirs being ignored.
Online men fetishize subjugating women and making them like it through their “trad wife” fantasies, while Trump-world heroes like Twitter CEO Elon Musk joke about impregnating liberal women like pop star Taylor Swift.
The way they get power is to keep millions of people spun up on outrageous lies about Haitians, trans people, Taylor Swift or whoever gets assigned the Bogeyman of the Day.
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