1) Alert 2) Britishsatirist 3) Dramatic 4) Fast 5) Fleet 6) Fleet of foot 7) Hurried 8) Impulsive 9) Nimble 10) Quick 11) Rapid 12) Speedy 13) Swiftlet 14) Unexpected
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1) Anglo-saxon boy name 2) Aptly named bird 3) British comics magazine 4) Character created by Ron Lim 5) Chimney bird 6) Common western lizard 7) Country singer Taylor 8) Fast 9) Fictional bisexual female 10) Fictional inventor Tom 11) Fleet 12) Fleet of foot 13) Fleet-footed 14) Founder of Lilliput
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• (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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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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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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See: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications
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(system of electronic bank transfers)
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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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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. ... ...
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An adjustable frame for holding a skein of yarn.
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This is an inter-bank communication system and stands for Society For Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications. Every message is sent in a standard format. This allows the banks' computers to read the messages and to keep the information in their computer systems. This helps to get rid of human errors and reduces the length of time it takes...
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Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. Founded in Brussels in 1973, a system for transmitting payments, share transactions and other financial messages safely between financial institutions all over the world
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Swift adverb Swiftly. [ Obsolete or Poetic]
Shak. « Ply
swift and strong the oar.»
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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 an...
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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 ,
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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 is a cultivated variety of potato.
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HMS Swift was a British destroyer flotilla leader of 2170 tons displacement completed in 1907. She was powered by 30,000 hp engines providing a top speed of 35 knots and was armed with one 6 inch and three 4 inch guns and two torpedo tubes. HMS Swift along with HMS Broke took part with the encounter with German destroyers in the Straits of Dover on...
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Swift is British slang for to give false evidence.
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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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British slang for to plant false evidence, to fabricate. Said of the police.
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noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
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noun a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
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Fast-flying, short-legged bird of the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes, of which there are about 75 species, found largely in the tropics. They are 9–23 cm/4–11 in long, with brown or grey plumage, long, pointed wings, and usually a forked tail. They are capable of flying at 110 kph/70 mph. The nests of the grey-rump...
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moving very fast
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