Grep of noun swift
chimney swift
crested swift
dean swift
european swift
gustavus franklin swift
jonathan swift
swift
swiftlet
swiftness
tree swift
Overview of noun swift
The noun swift has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Swift, Gustavus Franklin Swift -- (United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903))
2. Swift, Jonathan Swift, Dean Swift -- (an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745))
3. swift -- (small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight)
4. western fence lizard, swift, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis -- (common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks)
Overview of adj swift
The adj swift has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (15) fleet, swift -- (moving very fast "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner")
Antonyms of adj swift
1 sense of swift
Sense 1
fleet, swift
INDIRECT (VIA fast) -> slow
Similarity of adj swift
1 sense of swift
Sense 1
fleet, swift
=> fast (vs. slow)
Attributes of adj swift
Familiarity of adj swift
swift used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj swift
swift
Overview of noun swift
The noun swift has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Swift, Gustavus Franklin Swift -- (United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903))
2. Swift, Jonathan Swift, Dean Swift -- (an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745))
3. swift -- (small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight)
4. western fence lizard, swift, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis -- (common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks)
Overview of adj swift
The adj swift has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (15) fleet, swift -- (moving very fast "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner")
swift definition
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