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   Swift
   The Swift (Cypselidae) is a family of about 100 species of Picarian birds. They are similar to the Swallow, with long, narrow wings, forked tail, and a beak slit to the level of the eyes.
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   SWIFT
   SWIFT is an abbreviation for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Communications
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   Swift
   (system of electronic bank transfers)
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   SWIFT
   Abbreviation for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. A non-profit Electronic Trade Confirmation System that provides secure messaging services and interface software to financial institutions globally.
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   [n] - United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903) 2. [n] - an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) 3. [n] - small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
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   Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. Category: Management in the public and private sector
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   SWIFT
   Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications. International body which sets protocols and standards for international payment systems, such as electronic money transfers.
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   Swift adjective [ Compar. Swifter ; superl. Swiftest .] [ Anglo-Saxon swift ; akin to swāpan to sweep, swipu a whip; confer swīfan to move quickly, to revolve. See Swoop , intransitive verb , and confer Swivel , Squib .] 1. Moving a great ...
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   Swift
   Swift adverb Swiftly. [ Obsolete or Poetic] Shak. « Ply swift and strong the oar.» Southey.
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    Swift
    Swift noun 1. The current of a stream. [ R.] Walton. 2. (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidæ . 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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    swift
    1. The current of a stream. ... 2. <ornithology> 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. ... Th ...
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    swift
    noun a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
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    Swift
    Jonathan Swift noun an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
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    Swift
    noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
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    Swift
    The `swifts` are birds superficially similar to swallows but are actually not closely related to those passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they formerly shared with the hummingbirds. The treeswifts are closely related to the true swifts, but form a separate family, the Hemiprocnidae. The resemblances between the swifts and swallows are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles based on c...
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    Swift
    • (n.) A reel, or turning instrument, for winding yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural. • (v. i.) Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt. • (n.) The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine. • (adv.) Swiftly. • (v. i.) Of short continua...
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    swift
    any of about 75 species of agile, fast-flying birds of the family Apodidae (sometimes Micropodidae), in the order Apodiformes, which also includes ... [5 related articles]
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    swift
    any of approximately 500 species of insects in the order Lepidoptera that are some of the largest moths, with wingspans of more than 22.5 cm (9 ... [2 related articles]
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    Swift
    Swift is a Anglo-Saxon boy name. The meaning of the name is `Swift` The name Swift doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Swift seems to be unique!
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    SWIFT
    See: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications
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    SWIFT
    Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. A nonprofit organization that maintains a network for the international exchange of payment instructions between banks and other institutions. Payments between SWIFT member banks are handled over domestic funds clearing systems such as Fed Wire (which see in the hard copy dictionary).
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    Swift
    An adjustable frame for holding a skein of yarn.
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    swift, common name for small, swallowlike birds related to the hummingbird and found all over the world, chiefly in the tropics. They range in size from 6 to 12 in. (15–30 cm) in length. Swifts have long wings and small feet and can perch only on vertical surfaces. They scoop up insects in the...
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