Definition of rapid

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Rapid (a.) Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion..

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Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years..
Crackle :: Crackle (v. i.) To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle..
Expeditious :: Expeditious (a.) Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with, expedition; quick; having celerity; speedily; as, an expeditious march or messenger..
Run :: Run (a.) To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly..
Tarantella :: Tarantella (n.) A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia..
Throb :: Throb (v. i.) To beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate; -- said of the heart, pulse, etc..
Shake :: Shake (n.) The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation..
Gribble :: Gribble (n.) A small marine isopod crustacean (Limnoria lignorum or L. terebrans), which burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber, such as the piles of wharves, both in Europe and America..
Twirl :: Twirl (v. t.) To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.
Fleetly :: Fleetly (adv.) In a fleet manner; rapidly.
Stickleback :: Stickle (v. t. & i.) A shallow rapid in a river; also, the current below a waterfall..
Arpeggio :: Arpeggio (n.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played..
Hotbed :: Hotbed (n.) A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a hotbed of sedition..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies..
Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis..
Winged :: Winged (a.) Swift; rapid.
Fast :: Fast (v.) Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse..
Twinkle :: Twinkle (n.) A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated..
Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn..
Disintegrate :: Disintegrate (v. i.) To decompose into integrant parts; as, chalk rapidly disintegrates..
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