swift
Plural: swifts
Noun
- A fast-flying, insectivorous bird.
- United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
- an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
- a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
- common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
- A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.
- Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus.
- A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.
- Any of various fast-flying hesperiid butterflies.
- A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.
- The main cylinder of a carding-machine.
- The current of a stream.
Adjective Satellite
- moving very fast
- "a swift current"
- "swift flight of an arrow"
- "a swift runner"
Adj
- Fast; quick; rapid.
- Capable of moving at high speeds.
Adv
- Swiftly.
Adjective
- Moving or acting with great speed.
Examples
- A SWIFT play can catch an opponent off guard in Scrabble, especially a bingo.
- The word SWIFT flew onto the board, quickly expanding the game possibilities.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English swift, from Old English swift (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weyp- (“to twist; wind around”). Cognate with Icelandic svipta (“to pull quickly”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”). More at swivel.
Synonyms
blue-belly, Dean Swift, fleet, Gustavus Franklin Swift, Jonathan Swift, Sceloporus occidentalis, western fence lizard, fence lizard, needletail, spinetail, spiny lizard, swiftlet, swith
Scrabble Score: 11
swift: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordswift: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
swift: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary