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swift::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fleet |
| Derivation | swiftness |
a swift current.
swift flight of an arrow.
a swift runner.
swift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blue-belly, sceloporus occidentalis, western fence lizard |
| Type of | fence lizard |
swift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gustavus franklin swift |
swift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dean swift, jonathan swift |
swift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | apodiform bird |
| Has types | chimney swallow, chimney swift, collocalia inexpectata, european swift, swiftlet, chateura pelagica, apus apus |
| Derivation | swiftlet |
Examples of swift
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Clearly this behavior is disturbing and deserving of swift and severe sanctions.
From the thenewstribune.com
Breeding birds include burrowing owl, white-throated swift and crissal thrasher.
From the chron.com
Swift Camp Creek in Wolfe County is managed as catch-and-release through May 31.
From the courier-journal.com
A swift change of regime in Iraq could speed up that process in the Middle East.
From the businessweek.com
That commercial message, sent on 3 May 1978, drew a swift and negative reaction.
From the newscientist.com
The Taliban make swift and simple innovations to respond to IED countermeasures.
From the thenewstribune.com
Vibrations and swift temperature changes cause fractures in all-important wires.
From the time.com
Months or years of careful legwork end with swift action, conclusive or bungled.
From the latimes.com
His right knee just went, collapsed as he attempted a swift change of direction.
From the guardian.co.uk
- United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
- Fleet: moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"
- An English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
- A small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
- Western fence lizard: common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
- (swiftly) in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly"
- The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication ("SWIFT") operates a worldwide financial messaging network which exchanges messages between banks and other financial institutions. ...
- The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows but are actually not closely related to passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with the hummingbirds. ...
- Swift is a band hailing from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, formed by Gary Forsyth, Billy Deal, Mikey Gentle, and Jamie King in 1998. Taylor Mabe later joined the band in 2003. As of October 2005, Swift decided to take a hiatus while members focus on other areas of their individual lives. ...
