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| explode |
to release energy forcefully with noise, heat, and the violent expansion of gases, because of rapid chemical change or sudden violent impact. [1/7 definitions] |
| exponential |
very rapid in increase. [1/2 definitions] |
| express |
to send by rapid transport. [4/8 definitions] |
| fast1 |
suited to rapid movement. [1/12 definitions] |
| fast-paced |
unfolding or moving forward at a rapid pace. [2/3 definitions] |
| ferment |
a state of agitation, upset, or rapid change. [1/8 definitions] |
| fibrillation |
involuntary and uncoordinated rapid twitching of muscle fibrils, esp. in the heart muscles. [1/2 definitions] |
| flight1 |
rapid movement, as of time. [1/6 definitions] |
| freeze-dry |
to preserve (foods, blood plasma, or the like) by rapid freezing and then drying in a high vacuum at a low temperature. |
| gabble |
to make a rapid cackling or quacking noise, as geese or ducks do. [3/5 definitions] |
| gallop |
a rapid pace. [1/6 definitions] |
| G-force |
(often l.c.) a unit of inertial stress on a body that is subjected to rapid acceleration, equal to about thirty-two feet per second per second. |
| Gilded Age |
in U.S. history, the post-Civil War era, characterized by rapid industrialization, economic expansion, and widespread corruption in business and government. |
| glissando |
performed by playing or sounding a rapid succession of consecutive tones of a scale, as by sliding one or more fingers over the keys of a piano. [2/3 definitions] |
| gonna |
contraction of "going to" used in some types of writing to reflect how the two words of the expression "be going to" are often pronounced in rapid, informal speech. |
| growing pains |
pain in the joints and limbs of children, often attributed by laymen to rapid growth. [1/2 definitions] |
| hectic |
marked by excited activity or rapid, confusing movements; feverishly busy. [1/2 definitions] |
| hell-bent |
in a rashly determined or rapid manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| hotbed |
any environment that encourages the rapid growth and development of something, esp. something undesirable. [1/2 definitions] |
| hover |
to stay suspended in the air, often by rapid fluttering, spinning, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| hustle |
rapid, busy, or vigorous activity. [1/10 definitions] |
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