Swift > define
noun
- United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903.
- synonyms: Gustavus Franklin Swift
- An English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745.
- synonyms: Jonathan Swift, Dean Swift
- A small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.
- Common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks.
- synonyms: western fence lizard, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis
adjective
- Moving very fast.
- usage: "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"
- synonyms: fleet
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) A reel or turning instrument, for winding yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
- (v.i.) Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.
- (n.) The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
- (adv.) Swiftly.
- (v.i.) Of short continuance; passing away quickly.
- (n.) The current of a stream.
- (n.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine lizard.
- (n.) The ghost moth. See under Ghost.
- (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary