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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Swifter (0.01371 detik)
Found 4 items, similar to Swifter.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: swift
melaju, cepat, kencang
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: swift
cepat, deras, layu
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Swift
Swift
n 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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Swifter
Swift
\Swift\ (sw[i^]ft), a. [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, v. i., and cf.
Swivel,
Squib.]
1. Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with
celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.
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My beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, slow to wrath. --James i. 19.
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Swift of dispatch and easy of access. --Dryden.
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And bring upon themselves swift destruction. --2
Pet. ii. 1.
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2. Of short continuance; passing away quickly. --Shak.
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Note: Swift is often used in the formation of compounds which
are generally self-explaining; as, swift-darting,
swift-footed, swift-winged, etc.
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Syn: Quick; fleet; speedy; rapid; expeditious.
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Swifter
\Swift"er\, n. [Cf.
Swivel.] (Naut.)
(a) A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their
sockets while men are turning it.
(b) A rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to
strengthen and defend her sides.
(c) The forward shroud of a lower mast.
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Swifter
\Swift"er\, v. t. (Naut.)
To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the
opposite shrouds nearer.
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