swift

  • 41SWIFT — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 15.12.1894 Romney/UK 14.10.1960 Keswick/UK Herbert Walker Swift was educated at St. John s College, Cambridge and then was commissioned for active service from 1915 in World War I. He was then from… …

    Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

  • 42swift — 01. The waiter pocketed the tips with a [swift] movement of his hand. 02. Walking [swiftly], you can get downtown in about fifteen minutes. 03. The government needs to take [swift] action to deal with the situation before a crisis developing. 04 …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 43swift — swift1 [ swıft ] adjective * 1. ) happening quickly or immediately: Ellen made a remarkably swift recovery. Progress in the investigation so far has been swift. 2. ) moving quickly: a swift sideways glance The current was swift and dangerous. ╾… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 44Swift 3D — Infobox Software name = Swift 3D developer = Electric Rain latest release version = 5.0 latest release date = September 2007 Fact|date=February 2008 operating system = Microsoft Windows, Macintosh genre = 3D Graphics for Adobe Flash license =… …

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  • 45swift — swift1 [swıft] adj [: Old English;] 1.) happening or done quickly and immediately ▪ My letter received a swift reply. ▪ She shot a swift glance at Paul. swift to do sth ▪ They were swift to deny the accusations. 2.) [only before noun] moving, or… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46Swift — For other uses, see Swift (disambiguation). Swifts Common Swift, Apus apus Note wing shape different from swallows Scientific classification …

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  • 47swift — adj. 1) (lit.) swift of (swift of foot) 2) swift to + inf. (she was swift to react) * * * [swɪft] swift to + inf. (she was swift to react) (lit.) swift of (swift of foot) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 48SWIFT — Abk. für Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. Von Finanzinstituten getragene Gesellschaft (in der Rechtsform einer Genossenschaft nach belgischem Recht; Sitz in La Hulpe bei Brüssel) zur Betreibung eines internationalen… …

    Lexikon der Economics

  • 49swift — I UK [swɪft] / US adjective Word forms swift : adjective swift comparative swifter superlative swiftest * 1) happening quickly or immediately Ellen made a remarkably swift recovery. Progress in the investigation so far has been swift. 2) moving… …

    English dictionary

  • 50swift — 1. adjective a) fast; quick; rapid. b) Capable of moving at high speeds. 2. noun a) A small plain colored bird (of the family Micropodidæ) that resembles a …

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