Definition of speed

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Speed (n.) To be expedient.

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Cosmical :: Cosmical (a.) Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast; as, cosmic speed..
Rapid :: Rapid (a.) Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession..
Quickness :: Quickness (n.) Activity; briskness; especially, rapidity of motion; speed; celerity; as, quickness of wit..
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis..
Metrograph :: Metrograph (n.) An instrument attached to a locomotive for recording its speed and the number and duration of its stops.
Pimpernel :: Pimpernel (n.) A plant of the genus Anagallis, of which one species (A. arvensis) has small flowers, usually scarlet, but sometimes purple, blue, or white, which speedily close at the approach of bad weather..
Hurried :: Hurried (a.) Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a hurried writer; a hurried life..
Galiot :: Galiot (n.) A small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean, built mainly for speed. It was moved both by sails and oars, having one mast, and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers..
Swift :: Swift (v. i.) Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.
Soon :: Soon (a.) Speedy; quick.
Cropper :: Cropper (n.) A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse..
Speeding :: Speeding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spee.
Switzer :: Swithe (adv.) Instantly; quickly; speedily; rapidly.
Buzzsaw :: Buzzsaw () A circular saw; -- so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.
Full-drive :: Full-drive (adv.) With full speed.
Time :: Time (v. t.) To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as, to time the speed of horses, or hours for workmen..
Dispatch :: Dispatch (v. t.) A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches..
Velocity :: Velocity (n.) Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time, measured by the number of units of space passed over by a moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed over in a second. See the Note under Speed..
Brush :: Brush (n.) A short contest, or trial, of speed..
Express :: Express (n.) A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels; also, a railway train for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality..
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