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apace |
at a swift pace; quickly. |
blitz |
a swift military attack from the air or ground. [1/4 definitions] |
blow2 |
to be in swift motion. [1/7 definitions] |
careen |
the act of swaying while in swift forward motion. [1/5 definitions] |
chassé |
a swift gliding dance step to the side or front. [1/2 definitions] |
cheetah |
a very swift, long-legged, leopardlike cat of Africa and southern Asia, sometimes trained for hunting game. |
chimney swallow |
see "chimney swift." |
chimney swift |
a darkish brown American swift that often nests in chimneys. |
chop1 |
to strike or strike at with a strong, swift, downward blow. [1/8 definitions] |
corsair |
a swift ship used for piracy. [1/2 definitions] |
corvette |
a small, swift, lightly armed ship, used esp. as an escort. [1/2 definitions] |
deer |
any of a family of large, swift, hoofed mammals, such as the white-tailed deer or the reindeer, the males of which usu. have antlers that grow and are shed yearly. [1/2 definitions] |
fleet2 |
swift and nimble. [1/5 definitions] |
flick |
a swift, jerky movement. [1/4 definitions] |
flush1 |
to wash out, clean, or empty with a swift gush or flow of water. [1/10 definitions] |
flutter |
to fly with light, swift wing movements or to move the wings lightly and swiftly up and down in flight, as a bird. [1/9 definitions] |
galiot |
a small, swift galley propelled by sails and oars, formerly used on the Mediterranean Sea. [1/2 definitions] |
millstream |
the swift flow of water in a millrace. [1/2 definitions] |
peregrine falcon |
a very swift falcon whose survival was seriously endangered by the pesticide DDT in the 195s and 1960s. |
proa |
a swift, canoe-shaped Malay sailboat with one triangular sail and one outrigger. |
prompt |
swift to answer. [1/4 definitions] |
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