swift

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Synonyms: shift, snift, sift, skift, smift, stift, swit, wift, swint, swif, swidt

Antonyms: shift, snift, sift, skift, smift, stift, swit, wift, swint, swif, swidt

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{U|fast}}; [[quick]]; [[rapid]].
2. Capable of moving at [[high]] speeds.
3. {{lb|en|informal}} {{U|quick-thinking}}; [[bright]].

Adverb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|or|poetic}} [[swiftly|Swiftly]].

Noun

1. A small plain-colored bird of the family {{taxfmt|Apodidae|family}} that resembles a [[swallow]] and is noted for its rapid flight.
2. Any of certain [[lizard]]s of the genus {{taxfmt|Sceloporus|genus}}.
3. {{lb|en|entomology}} A moth of the family {{taxfmt|Hepialidae|family}}, [[swift moth]], [[ghost moth]].
4. {{lb|en|entomology}} Any of various fast-flying [[hesperiid]] butterflies.
5. {{lb|en|textiles}} A light, collapsible [[reel]] used to hold a hank of [[yarn]] in order to wind off skeins or balls.
6. The main [[cylinder]] of a [[card]]ing-[[machine]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The current of a stream.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=nicknames}}, originally a [[nickname]] for a [[swift]] or [[quick]] person.
2. {{C|en|Apple Inc.}} {{lb|en|programming language}} A [[general-purpose]] [[multi-paradigm]] [[compiled]] [[programming language]] introduced by {{w|Apple Inc.}} in 2014.
3. {{lb|en|banking}} {{alternative case form of|en|SWIFT|gloss=Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication}}.
4. A [[place name]]:
5. {{lb|en|UK|acronym}} {{alternative case form of|en|SWIFT}}.

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