English adjective: swift | |||
1. | swift moving very fast | ||
Samples | Fleet of foot. The fleet scurrying of squirrels. A swift current. Swift flight of an arrow. A swift runner. | ||
Synonyms | fleet | ||
Similar | fast | ||
Antonyms | slow | ||
English noun: Swift | |||
1. | Swift (person) United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903) | ||
Synonyms | Gustavus Franklin Swift | ||
Instance hypernym | meat packer, packer | ||
2. | Swift (person) an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) | ||
Synonyms | Dean Swift, Jonathan Swift | ||
Instance hypernym | ironist, ridiculer, satirist | ||
3. | swift (animal) a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apodiform bird | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Apus apus, Chateura pelagica, chimney swallow, chimney swift, Collocalia inexpectata, European swift, swiftlet | ||
Member meronym | Apodidae, family Apodidae | ||
4. | swift (animal) common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks | ||
Synonyms | blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis, western fence lizard | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fence lizard | ||