Definition of speed

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Speed (v. t.) To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favor..

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Even :: Even (a.) Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct..
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..
Despeed :: Despeed (v. t.) To send hastily.
Speedfully :: Speedfully (adv.) In a speedful manner.
Eftsoons :: Eftsoons (adv.) Again; anew; a second time; at once; speedily.
Post :: Post (n.) Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier..
Transitoriness :: Transitoriness (n.) The quality or state of being transitory; speedy passage or departure.
Swift :: Swift (v. i.) Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.
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..
Fleetness :: Fleetness (n.) Swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as, the fleetness of a horse or of time..
Posthaste :: Posthaste (n.) Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier..
Roundly :: Roundly (adv.) Briskly; with speed.
Banshie :: Banshie (n.) A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house..
Speed :: Speed (v. t.) To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry..
Speed :: Speed (n.) The act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity; rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed a horse or a vessel..
Rakish :: Rakish (a.) Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.
Speedwell :: Speedwell (n.) Any plant of the genus Veronica, mostly low herbs with pale blue corollas, which quickly fall off..
Timer :: Timer (n.) A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc..
Cosmical :: Cosmical (a.) Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast; as, cosmic speed..
Student :: Studding sail () A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail..
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