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Nouns (4)

fleet

n. a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

fleet

n. a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership

fleet

n. group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

fleet

n. group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

Verbs (8)

flit, flutter, dart

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

pass, fade, pass off, evanesce, blow over

v. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (1)

swift

adj. moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"

Fuzzynyms (116)

array

n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

number

n. the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural); "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number"

band

n. a restraint put around something to hold it together

array

n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

number

formation

n. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"

array

n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

number

hover, hang in the air

v. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

swim, float, be afloat

v. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

hurtle

v. move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

fly, wing, be airborne

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter, move rapidly

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

scramble, move hastily

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

bolt, run out, run off, bolt out

v. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

dash, sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

streak

v. run naked in a public place

stream, float in the wind

v. to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"

waft, drift, be driven

v. be carried along

sail

v. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

blow, float, drift, be adrift

v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

buffet, batter, knock against, knock about

v. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

beat, flap

v. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

beat, flap

v. move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

wave, flourish, brandish

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

wave, flap, undulate

v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

wave, curl, form into curls

v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

flop, fall suddenly

v. fall suddenly and abruptly

stray, drift, err

v. wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

hover, levitate

v. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"

sudden

adj. happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"

fugitive, fleeting, momentaneous, momentary

adj. lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

hasty

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

brief, little

adj. of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away"

Synonyms (22)

accelerated

adj. speeded up, as of an academic course; "in an accelerated program in school"

ahead of time

adj. (of timepieces) indicating later than the correct time

prompt, alacritous

adj. quick in responding: "prompt obedience"

blistering, red-hot

adj. very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"

double-quick

adj. (of a marching cadence) very quick

hurrying, fast-flying, speedy, fast flying

adj. moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"

high-speed

adj. operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor"; "a high-velocity shell"

hot, high-speed

adj. very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"

instant, instantaneous

adj. occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"

jet-propelled

adj. propelled by (or as if propelled by) a jet engine

meteoric

adj. like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; "a meteoric rise to fame"

fast, quick, rapid, speedy

adj. done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"

Antonyms (7)

raise, enhance, heighten

v. increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

wave, flourish, brandish

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

slow

adj. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

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