| 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. The common European swift (Cypselus, or 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 shreik 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, and Tree swift. 3. <zoology> Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine lizard. 4. <zoology> The ghost moth. See Ghost. 5. [Cf. Swivel] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding yarn, thread, etc.; used chiefly in the plural. 6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Swift's disease | Pain in the extremities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| swiftfoot | <zoology> The courser. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| swiftlet | <zoology> Any one of numerous species of small East Indian and Asiatic swifts of the genus Collocalia. Some of the species are noted for furnishing the edible bird's nest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Swift's d. |
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| Swift's disease |
acrodynia.
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| Swift-Feer disease |
acrodynia.
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| swift | common western lizard |
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| swift | small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight |
| swift | moving very fast |
| swift | an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) |
| swift | United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903) |
| swift | swift of eastern Asia |
| swift | in a swift manner |
| swift | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens |
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