Swift: alternatives and connections

Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.

Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar.

A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.

The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected pa…

A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood,…

An instrument for measuring minute intervals of time; used in determining the velocity of projectiles, the duration of short-lived lum…

The distance by which one object clears another, as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a stea…

A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of…

The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.

Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task; indicating haste; quick; as, dispatchful looks.

Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.

Expeditious; quick; speedily; prompt.

Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with, expedition; quick…

Swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as, the fleetness of a horse or of time.

To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a rapid motion; to dart along; to fleet; as, a bird flits away; a cloud flits…

A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels.

Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement.

Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.