 9 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
swift
adjective: moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of
squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an
arrow"; "a swift runner" [syn: {fleet}]
noun
1: United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated
railroad cars (1839-1903) [syn: {Gustavus Franklin Swift}]
2: an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) [syn: {Jonathan
Swift}, {Dean Swift}]
3: small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is
noted for its rapid flight
4: common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks [syn: {western
fence lizard}, {blue-belly}, {Sceloporus occidentalis}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pine \Pine\, noun [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See
{Pinus}.
Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the {white pine} ({Pinus Strobus}),
the {Georgia pine} ({Pinus australis}), the {red pine}
({Pinus resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar
pine} ({Pinus Lambertiana}) are among the most
valuable. The {Scotch pine} or {fir}, also called
{Norway} or {Riga pine} ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the
only British species. The {nut pine} is any pine tree,
or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See
{Pinon}.
The spruces, firs, larches, and true
cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now
commonly assigned to other genera.
2. The wood of the pine tree.
3. A pineapple.
{Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.
{Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the {Araucaria excelsa}.
{Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]
{Pine borer} (Zo["o]l.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.
{Pine finch}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.
{Pine grosbeak} (Zo["o]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola
enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.
{Pine lizard} (Zo["o]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle
States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and
{alligator}.
{Pine marten}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also
{sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.
(b) The American sable. See {Sable}.
{Pine moth} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.
{Pine mouse} (Zo["o]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola
pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.
{Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.
{Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).
{Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
{Pine snake} (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless North American
snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered
with brown blotches having black margins. Called also
{bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({Pituophis Sayi}) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
{Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.
{Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine
tree shilling}.
{Pine weevil} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
weevils whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees.
Several species are known in both Europe and America,
belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.
{Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood
wool}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Swift \Swift\ (sw[i^]ft), adjective [Compar. {Swifter}
(sw[i^]ft"[~e]r); superl. {Swiftest}.] [AS. swift; akin to
sw[=a]pan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf. sw[=i]fan to move
quickly, to revolve. See {Swoop}, verb (used without an object), and cf. {Swivel},
{Squib}.]
1. Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with
celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.
My beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, slow to wrath. --James i. 19.
Swift of dispatch and easy of access. --Dryden.
And bring upon themselves swift destruction. --2
Pet. ii. 1.
2. Of short continuance; passing away quickly. --Shak.
Note: Swift is often used in the formation of compounds which
are generally self-explaining; as, swift-darting,
swift-footed, swift-winged, etc.
Syn: Quick; fleet; speedy; rapid; expeditious.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Swift \Swift\, adverb
Swiftly. [Obs. or Poetic] --Shak.
Ply swift and strong the oar. --Southey.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Swift \Swift\, noun
1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small,
long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family
{Micropodid[ae]}. 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.
Note: The common European swift ({Cypselus apus} syn.
{Micropus apus}) nests in church steeples and under the
tiles of roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and
shrill screams. It is called also {black martin},
{black swift}, {hawk swallow}, {devil bird},
{swingdevil}, {screech martin}, and {shriek owl}. The
common American, or chimney, swift ({Ch[ae]tura
pelagica}) has sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers.
It attaches its nest to the inner walls of chimneys,
and is called also {chimney swallow}. The Australian
swift ({Ch[ae]tura caudacuta}) also has sharp naked
tips to the tail quills. The European Alpine swift
({Cypselus melba}) is whitish beneath, with a white
band across the breast. The common Indian swift is
{Cypselus affinis}. See also {Palm swift}, under
{Palm}, and {Tree swift}, under {Tree}.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the
pine lizard.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The ghost moth. See under {Ghost}.
5. [Cf. {Swivel}.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding
yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
95 Moby Thesaurus words for "swift":
abrupt, agile, alacritous, alert, apt, breakneck, brief, brisk,
cometary, cursory, dashing, decisive, dispatchful, double-quick,
eagle-winged, electrifying, expeditious, express, fast, festinate,
feverish, flashing, flat-out, fleet, flickering, flying, full tilt,
furious, galloping, hair-trigger, hasty, headlong, hurried,
hustling, immediate, impetuous, impulsive, instant, instantaneous,
last-minute, light of heel, light-footed, lively, mercurial,
meteoric, nerve-shattering, nimble, nimble-footed, on the spot,
passing, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, prompt, promptly,
punctual, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, quickly,
raking, rapid, rapidly, ready, reckless, running, sharp, shocking,
short, short and sweet, short-term, short-termed, slap-bang,
slapdash, smart, snap, snappy, spanking, speedily, speedy, spry,
startling, sudden, summary, superficial, supersonic, surprising,
swiftly, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for,
unpredicted, urgent, winged
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Swift, MN
Zip code(s): 56682
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Swift -- U.S. County in Minnesota
Population (2000): 11956
Housing Units (2000): 4821
Land area (2000): 743.529891 sq. miles (1925.733496 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 8.821326 sq. miles (22.847128 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 752.351217 sq. miles (1948.580624 sq. km)
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 45.276989 N, 95.674223 W
Headwords:
Swift
Swift, MN
Swift County
Swift County, MN
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
SWIFT
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (org.,
banking)
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