Speed (n.) Prosperity in an undertaking |
Speed (n.) The act or state of moving swiftly |
Speed (n.) One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or success. |
Speed (n.) To go |
Speed (n.) To experience in going |
Speed (n.) To fare well |
Speed (n.) To make haste |
Speed (n.) To be expedient. |
Speed (v. t.) To cause to be successful, or to prosper |
Speed (v. t.) To cause to make haste |
Speed (v. t.) To hasten to a conclusion |
Speed (v. t.) To hurry to destruction |
Speed (v. t.) To wish success or god fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey. |
Sweep (v. i.) To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc. |
Sweep (v. i.) To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom |
Sweep (v. i.) To brush against or over |
Sweep (v. i.) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion |
Sweep (v. i.) To strike with a long stroke. |
Sweep (v. i.) To draw or drag something over |
Sweep (v. i.) To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation |
Sweep (v. i.) To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like. |
Sweep (v. i.) To brush swiftly over the surface of anything |
Sweep (v. i.) To pass over anything comprehensively |
Sweep (n.) The act of sweeping. |
Sweep (n.) The compass or range of a stroke |
Sweep (n.) The compass of any turning body or of any motion |
Sweep (n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing |
Sweep (n.) Violent and general destruction |
Sweep (n.) Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear |
Sweep (n.) Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line. |
Sweep (n.) One who sweeps |
Sweep (n.) A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding. |
Sweep (n.) The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads |
Sweep (n.) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them. |
Sweep (n.) The almond furnace. |
Sweep (n.) A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water. |
Sweep (n.) In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all |
Sweep (n.) The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc. |
Sweep-saw (n.) A bow-saw. |
change-up change-of-pace change-of-pace ball off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball |
speed speeding hurrying | changing location rapidly |
sweep | a movement in an arc, a sweep of his arm |
speed skating | competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course) |
end run sweep | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line |
radar fire | gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar |
air search radar | a shipboard radar that searches for aircraft |
amphetamine pep pill upper speed | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite, used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression |
Doppler radar | radar that uses the Doppler shift to measure velocity |
early warning radar | a radar that is part of an early warning system |
fire control radar | naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target |
naval radar | naval equipment consisting of a shipboard radar |
radar microwave radar radio detection and ranging radiolocation | measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects |
radome radar dome | a housing for a radar antenna, transparent to radio waves |
speed bump | a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway |
speedometer speed indicator | a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed |
speed skate racing skate | an ice skate with a long blade, worn for racing |
surface search radar | a naval radar to search for surface targets |
sweep sweep oar | a long oar used in an open boat |
sweep hand sweep-second | a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes |
three-dimensional radar d radar | radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target |
weather radar | radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation |
speed swiftness fastness | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens, the project advanced with gratifying speed |
execution speed | (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions, measured in MIPS |
sweep expanse | a wide scope, the sweep of the plains |
speed trap | a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
blip pip radar target | a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface |
radar echo | an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna, contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object |
radar beacon racon | a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position |
slam sweep | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge |
chimneysweeper chimneysweep sweep | someone who cleans soot from chimneys |
motorcycle cop motorcycle policeman speed cop | a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) |
speeder speed demon | a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit |
speed freak | addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines) |
speedskater speed skater | an ice-skater who races competitively, usually around an oval course |
focal ratio f number stop number speed | the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system |
high-speed steel hot-work steel | an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat, used to make metalutting tools |
speed velocity | distance travelled per unit time |
speed of light light speed c | the speed at which light travels in a vacuum, the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly ,, meters per second |
accelerate speed up speed quicken | move faster, The car accelerated |
accelerate speed speed up | cause to move faster, He accelerated the car |
espouse embrace adopt sweep up | take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own, She embraced Catholicism, They adopted the Jewish faith |
sweep | win an overwhelming victory in or on, Her new show dog swept all championships |
sweep broom | sweep with a broom or as if with a broom, Sweep the crumbs off the table, Sweep under the bed |
sweep | clean by sweeping, Please sweep the floor |
swing sweep swing out | make a big sweeping gesture or movement |
wipe out sweep away | eliminate completely and without a trace, The old values have been wiped out |
sweep away sweep off | overwhelm emotionally, Her swept her away |
overwhelm overpower sweep over whelm overcome overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |