Swift

9 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. pinus.]
     1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See
        {Pinus}.
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     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}.
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           cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now
           commonly assigned to other genera.
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     2. The wood of the pine tree.
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     3. A pineapple.
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     {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} (Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
        pine trees.
  
     {Pine finch}. (Zool.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.
  
     {Pine grosbeak} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray
        lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle
        States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and
        {alligator}.
  
     {Pine marten}. (Zool.)
        (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also
            {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.
        (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.
  
     {Pine moth} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), 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}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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[imac]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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swift \Swift\, adv.
     Swiftly. [Obs. or Poetic] --Shak.
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           Ply swift and strong the oar.            --Southey.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swift \Swift\, n.
     1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.
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     2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged,
        insectivorous birds of the family {Micropodidae}. 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.
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     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 ({Chaetura
           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 ({Chaetura 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}.
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     3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine
        lizard.
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     4. (Zool.) The ghost moth. See under {Ghost}.
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     5. [Cf. {Swivel}.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding
        yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
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     6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  swift
       adj : moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of
             squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an
             arrow"; "a swift runner" [syn: {fleet}]
       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}]

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 Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  SWIFT
       Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (org.,
       banking)
       
       

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